Stina Mårtensson

Stina Mårtensson (1882-1962) was a Swedish missionary and translator. She served with the Swedish Missionary Society in Chinese Turkestan (present day Xinjiang) and India.

Mårtensson came from Ovanåker in Hälsingland, Sweden. She worked as a nurse midwife in Yarkand and Kashgar for more than 22 years in periods during the years 1907 - 1936. From 1939 till 1946 she worked in India. She died in Sweden 1962 at the age of 80.

Also see

 * Mission and Change in Eastern Turkestan (English Translation of select chapters of Mission och revolution i Centralasien)
 * Margareta Hook Homepage has some pictures.
 * Missionskyrkan 2003 contains article that mentions her