Ruth A. Parmelee was born in Trabzon, Trebizond Vilayet, Ottoman Empire, on 3 April 1885, to parents who served as missionaries in the region.
She received her early education from her parents until she was eleven, when the family moved to the United States.
She attended Oberlin High School in Oberlin, Ohio, and then continued her education at Oberlin College, where in 1907 she graduated with a B.A. degree.
She next attended the University of Illinois, where she graduated with a medical degree.
Thereafter, she went to Philadelphia and interned at the Philadelphia Women's Hospital to practice nursing.
In 1914 she went to Kharpert (today Harput) to serve as a missionary for the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions.
She learned Armenian and Turkish and taught at the local Euphrates College.
Ruth A. Parmelee was born in Trabzon, Trebizond Vilayet, Ottoman Empire, on 3 April 1885, to parents who served as missionaries in the region. She received her early education from her parents until she was eleven, when the family moved to the United States. She attended Oberlin High School in Oberlin, Ohio, and then continued her education at Oberlin College, where in 1907 she graduated with a B.A. degree. She next attended the University of Illinois, where she graduated with a medical degree. Thereafter, she went to Philadelphia and interned at the Philadelphia Women's Hospital to practice nursing. In 1914 she went to Kharpert (today Harput) to serve as a missionary for the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions. She learned Armenian and Turkish and taught at the local Euphrates College.
Ruth A. Parmelee