HOLMAN, Lucia (Ruggles) [1793-1886] -- American missionary, teacher and writer

Relationship to me: 1C6
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A teacher before her marriage to Dr. Thomas Holman ¤, she accompanied him and her brother, Samuel Ruggles ¤, and his wife as missionaries to the Hawaiian Islands in 1819.

Mrs. Holman is believed to be the first American woman to circumnavigate the globe:

Boston to Kailua, Hawaii (23 Oct 1819 - 04 Apr 1820, brig "Thaddeus")
Hawaii to Boston, via Canton and the Cape of Good Hope (30 Jul 1820 - 15 May 1822, whaler "Mentor")

Portions of her Journal, written aboard the Thaddeus and during their stay at Kailua, contained valuable ethnological material and were published in 1931. (Does anyone know the details of the publication of her journal? I would be most appreciative of hearing them!)

[Missionary Album, Sesquicentennial Edition, (Hawaiian Mission Children's Society, Honolulu, HI), 1969, pp.116-117]

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1819-1822

First woman to circumnavigate the world

Bookmarks (off-site links)

Works by
- Analyses, critiques and interpretations
  - THOMAS HOLMAN Details of their troubles in Hawaii, culminating in their excommunication and expulsion.
- JOURNAL OF LUCIA RUGGLES HOLMAN Honolulu; Bishop Museum Press; 1931; 40 pp.; Bishop Museum Special Publication #17. A revealing and informative look at early Hawaiian society and history through the eyes of an early missionary. Scarce on the market. (and priced accordingly!)
Works about
- Biographical
  - Specific periods, events, aspects
- Genealogy
- Memorials, tributes, shrines
- Bibliographies and Link Farms
Historical context, background
- Residences
- Lucy Thurston - Missionary Wife to Hawaii Another journal of the voyage of the Thaddeus.
Gallery

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