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Donaldina Cameron (July 26, 1869 – January 4, 1968) was a New Zealand-born American Presbyterian missionary who was a pioneer in the fight against slavery in San Francisco's Chinatown, who helped more than 2,000 Chinese immigrant girls and women escape from forced prostitution or indentured servitude. [1]
Donaldina Cameron, known as Dolly, was a devout Presbyterian whose life work focused on helping Chinese immigrant women escape prostitution in San Francisco in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. There were many missionaries at the time, but Cameron earned notoriety through her brave missions and kind heart.
Donaldina Cameron became a living legend, credited with helping more than 2,000 Asian women who were smuggled into the US. When she was in her seventies, the mission home was renamed in her honor as “Cameron House”.
8 maj 2019 · Tien Fuh Wu (standing in the back, on the left) and Donaldina Cameron (seated, center) with a group of women who may have been Mission Home staffers.
16 sie 2024 · Donaldina Cameron was born on July 26th, 1869 in Otago Land District on the South Island of New Zealand to Allan Cameron and Isabella Mackenzie. Her parents were descendants of Scottish Highland sheep ranchers and had come to New Zealand a few years before her birth.
21 maj 2020 · Learn how Donaldina Cameron, a Presbyterian missionary, and Tien Fuh Wu, a former child slave, worked together to free thousands of women from brothels and slavery in San Francisco's Chinatown. Discover their stories of courage, compassion and collaboration in this article from KQED.
2 lip 2019 · Donaldina Cameron was a Scottish immigrant who ran a rescue mission for Chinese girls and women in San Francisco's Chinatown. She and her partner Tien Fuh Wu fought against sex slavery and racism for decades, despite facing hostility and danger.
