Lydia Brown Hipps

1890–1925 (age 35)

Biography

Lydia Brown Hipps (1890–1925) was an American missionary who dedicated her life to religious and humanitarian work in Shanghai. As part of the missionary movement that brought Western religious organizations to China, she worked to serve the local community and spread her faith during the early twentieth century.

Hipps's missionary service in Shanghai represented the broader engagement of Western religious organizations in China during this period. Her commitment to her calling and her work in Shanghai reflect the complex legacy of missionary activity in modern Chinese history.

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