Tag: <span>Helen Kim</span>

Kim, Hwal-lan (Helen) (1899-1970)
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Kim, Hwal-lan (Helen) (1899-1970)

Pioneering Korean Woman Educator Dr. Kim Hwal-lan, or Helen Kim—her English name— was a pioneer in many areas: the first Korean woman to receive a doctoral degree; the first Korean woman to become a university president; and the founder of Korea’s first English-language newspaper. Helen Kim entered Ewha Methodist School in Seoul, Korea, in 1907,...