Edith Amelia Kerr
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Born6 June 1893
Died2 April 1975 (aged 81)
OccupationTeacher
Edith Amelia Kerr | |
|---|---|
| Born | 6 June 1893 |
| Died | 2 April 1975 (aged 81) |
| Occupation | Teacher |
Edith Amelia Kerr (June 6, 1893 – April 2, 1975) was an Australian teacher, headmistress and Presbyterian missionary.
Edith Amelia Kerr was born at Patyah near Edenhope, Victoria. She was the ninth of ten children born to Mary Taylor (née Gardiner) and her husband James Kerr.[1]
Kerr trained as a teacher at the Melbourne Continuation School.[1] In 1910, she passed the Public Service examinations at the University of Melbourne.[2]
Kerr decided to become a missionary after the death of her fiancé in World War I.[1] In 1920, she attended the Deaconess and Missionary Training Institute.[3] In 1946, Kerr graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from the Melbourne College of Divinity.[4][5]
