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'''Marian Bottomley Hall''' (21 Jun 1896 – 19 Sep 1991) was a Methodist medical missionary who spent 15 years in Korea and over 20 years in India. She and her husband introduced the first Christmas seals in Korea and their work is in the Smithsonian Institute's National Postal Museum.<br />
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== Education ==<br />
Marian Bottomley worked as a school teacher from 1915 to 1917, in both [[Bishop's Mills, Ontario|Bishop Mills, Ontario]] and [[Rootstown Township, Portage County, Ohio|Rootstown, Ohio]]. She attended [[University of Mount Union|Mount Union College]] in Alliance, Ohio and graduated in 1922. Hall received her medical degree in 1924 from the Women's Medical College in [[Philadelphia|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]]. She returned to England for specialized medical training at the School of Tropical Medicine, University of London in 1926.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Anderson |first=Gerald H. |title=Biographical Dictionary of Christian Missions |publisher=Macmillan Library Reference |year=1997 |isbn=9780028646046 |pages=275–276}}</ref><br />
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== Mission ==<br />
In 1926, Hall and her husband started their mission at the Norton Memorial Hospital in [[Haeju]], Korea. In the same year, they built the first tuberculosis sanatorium in Korea, the Haeju School for Tuberculosis.<ref name=":0" /> To support their work, they introduced [[Christmas seal]]s. These originated in Denmark and became a way of spreading awareness and raising funds for tuberculosis. The Halls' first Christmas seals were issued on December 3, 1932, and were successful in educating the public and generating revenue. Five local newspapers at the time wrote about the initiative. The seals generated 49,000 [[Japanese yen|Yen]] in the first year and 296,700 Yen in the second year.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Hall |first=Sherwood |title=The Story of Korea's First Christmas Seal |url=https://www.seal-society.org/sites/default/files/korea%20pamphlet%20inside.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250313010754/https://www.seal-society.org/sites/default/files/korea%20pamphlet%20inside.pdf |archive-date=March 13, 2025|access-date=December 13, 2025}}</ref><br />
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Korea was under [[Korea under Japanese rule|Japanese colonial Rule]] and in 1940, the Japanese government accused the Halls of espionage. The government forced them to leave the country.<ref>{{Cite web |title=한국캐나다학회 KACS |url=https://www.kacs.kr/index.php?hCode=PEOPLE_04_05 |access-date=2025-12-13 |website=www.kacs.kr}}</ref><br />
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The couple relocated to [[Rajasthan|Rajasthan, India]] and were assigned to Madar Union Tuberculosis Sanatorium.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Spanjersberg |first=Ivo |date=2018-04-14 |title=Dr. Sherwood Hall’s Christmas and New Year Seals of Korea 1932-1940 catalogue |url=https://koreastampsociety.org/2018/04/14/dr-sherwood-halls-christmas-and-new-year-seals-of-korea-1932-1940-catalogue/ |access-date=2025-12-13 |website=Korea Stamp Society |language=en-US}}</ref> In 1941, they introduced the Christmas seal program with another successful outcome. The Halls improved and expanded the capacity of the sanatorium.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |date=March 15, 1963 |title=Christmas Seal Pioneers and Christian Leaders in the War Against Tuberculosis - The Halls of India |url=https://www.seal-society.org/sites/default/files/pdf/news/52/halls%20of%20india.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250516113826/https://www.seal-society.org/sites/default/files/pdf/news/52/halls%20of%20india.pdf |archive-date=16 May 2025 |access-date=December 12, 2025 |work=Mount Union College Bulletin}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> In India, Hall primarily worked in the villages using a van that acted as a mobile clinic. She helped treat [[trachoma]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Elimination of trachoma as a public health problem in India |url=https://www.who.int/news/item/08-10-2024-elimination-of-trachoma-as-a-public-health-problem-in-india |access-date=2025-12-13 |website=www.who.int |language=en}}</ref> She also started a baby welfare clinic and taught hygiene to mothers.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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== Personal life ==<br />
On June 21, 1922, she married Sherwood Hall, another graduate of Mount Union College. He was born and raised in Korea by two medical missionaries, [[Rosetta Sherwood Hall]] and [[William James Hall]].<ref name=":0" /> Hall had four children, all born in Korea. One died in infancy.<ref name=":1" /><br />
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== Death and legacy ==<br />
Hall died on September 19, 1991, in [[Richmond, Virginia]]. Her husband had died a few months prior. Both her and her husband's ashes were taken to Korea where they were interred in the same plot in [[Seoul|Seoul, Korea]].<ref name=":0" /><br />
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In addition to her missionary work, Hall helped found a branch of [[Planned Parenthood]].<ref name=":0" /><br />
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