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Amelia Baker

Amelia Dorothea Baker, Sr was a religious educational missionary working in Kottayam, Kerala, India. She grew up in a missionary family and eventually married fellow religious missionary Reverend Henry Baker. Together with the Church Missionary Society (CMS), Baker worked to "light the beacon of education" for women and girls of the community. Her work culminated in the founding of the first girls' school in Keralan. Starting with only 6 students, Baker Memorial Girl's High School now schools over 1400 students. It was also the first school to implement uniforms to promote equality amongst students. Additionally, in 1952 the school became the home of India's first Girl Guide troops. more »