My Life in China and America · Character
Mrs. Gutzlaff
Wife of missionary Karl Gutzlaff, who ran a school for Chinese girls in Macao.
minor
First appearance: I: Boyhood
Mrs. Gutzlaff shows up with force in I: Boyhood. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Founder of the school Yung Wing attends; described as imposing but kind, punishes his runaway attempt.
Mrs. Gutzlaff first appears in 0003 i boyhood.
In I: Boyhood: Founder of the school Yung Wing attends; described as imposing but kind, punishes his runaway attempt.
Later, in Commissioner Yung Wing: Opened the children's school where Yung Wing first began his education.
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- Early Mentors and Educators
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