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Ewha Girls' High School

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Type
  
Private

Principal
  
Kang Soon-ja (강순자)

Gender
  
Girls

Founder
  
Mary F. Scranton

Established
  
1886

Deputy Principal
  
Kwak Geun-hyuk (곽근혁)

Phone
  
+82 2-752-3353

Founded
  
1886

Motto
  
Freedom, Love, Peace(자유, 사랑, 평화)

Address
  
26 Jeongdong-gil, Sogong-dong, Jung-gu, Seoul, South Korea

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Ewha Girls' High School (Korean: 이화여자고등학교) is a private girls high school located in Jeong-dong, Jung-gu, Seoul, South Korea.

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History

Ewha Girls' High School was founded on May 31, 1886 by Mary F. Scranton. The construction of a dormitory for staff and students was completed in 1900. The current principal Kang Soon-ja was appointed in September 2009 as the school's 14th principal.

Co-curricular activities

At Ewha Girls' High School, every student has to join a club as part of their co-curricular activities. Ewha Girls' High School has 34 clubs which can be classified into five categories — academics, performance, service, media/debate, arts/physical education.

Principals

List of principals of Ewha Girls' High School:

  • 1st: Mary F. Scranton (1886—1890)
  • 2nd: Lousia C. Rothweiler (1890—1893)
  • 3rd: Josephine O. Paine (1893—1907)
  • 4th: Lulu E. Frey (1907—1921)
  • 5th: A. Jeanette Walter (1921—1922)
  • 6th: Alice R. Appenzeller (1922—1929)
  • 7th: Miss E. Church (1929—1938)
  • 8th: Shin Bong-jo (1938—1961)
  • 9th: Seo Myung-hak (1961—1971)
  • 10th: Jeong Hui-gyeong (1971—1982)
  • 11th: Shim Chi-seon (1982—1995)
  • 12th: Choi Jong-ok (1995—2000)
  • 13th: Jeong Chang-yong (2000—2009)
  • 14th: Kang Soon-ja (2009—present)

    • Academia

  • Helen Kim - Educator and first woman in Korea to receive a PhD
  • Park In-deok - Independence activist and educator
  • Lee Gwang-ja - Former president of Seoul Women's University (2001~2013)
  • Ji Eun-hee - Chair-professor at Sangji University and former president of Duksung Women's University (2006.02.28—2013.02.28)
  • Cha Kwang Eun - Doctor and professor at Cha University
  • Pi Seo-young - Professor at Boston University

    • Business

  • Lee Myung-hee - Chairman of Shinsegae Group
  • Kim Ye-ri

    • Entertainment/Music

  • Nam Bo-ra - Actress
  • Kim Hyo-jin - Actress
  • Youn Yuh-jung - Actress
  • Lee Eung-kyung - Actress
  • Jo Mi-ryung - Actress
  • Sa Mi-ja - Actress
  • Kim Joo-ha - News anchor
  • Jin Yang-hye - Announcer and MC
  • Chae Seon-yeob - Pianist and soprano singer
  • Song Min-doh - Singer

    • Literature

  • Kim Iryeop - Poet, journalist, writer
  • In Byung-sun - Poet
  • Heo Geun-uk - Writer, novelist

    • Politics

  • Lee Hui-ho - Former First Lady of South Korea (1998—2003)
  • Kim Mo-im - 36th Minister of Health and Welfare (1998.05.01—1999.05.23)
  • Kim Jeong-sook - 6th Commissioner of Korea Food&Drug Administration (2004.09.04—2006.01.31)
  • Lee Mi-gyeong - Current member of the National Assembly
  • Kim Geum-rae - Former member of the National Assembly
  • Kim Jin-ae - Former member of the National Assembly
  • Seo Young-hee - Former member of the National Assembly
  • Choi Young-hee - Former member of the National Assembly

    • Others

  • Ryu Gwansun
  • Hwang Ae-deok - Independence fighter
  • Ha Ran-sa - Independence fighter
  • Esther Park - Korea's first female doctor of Western medicine

    • References

    Ewha Girls' High School Wikipedia
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