Julia Jacobs Harpster

Julia Jacobs Harpster (December 17, 1846 – July 1, 1935) was an American missionary working among women in India.

She was superintendent of the Industrial School for Mohammedan Women, which taught gold and silver embroidery and other handwork skills to Muslim widows and other women in need of paid employment; she also supervised a bookstore in Rajahmundry and raised funds for the mission's work there with the sale of postcards depicting Indian scenes.

[2] "The silent influence of her winsome Christian spirit is a potent factor among her heathen pupils," a denominational publication wrote of Julia Harpster.

Her husband had already served years in missionary work in India, from 1871 to 1876, and was a veteran of the Union Army during the American Civil War.

[6] As a memorial to her husband, Julia Harpster donated some land in Kotagiri to the Lutheran missions there, to build bungalows for their work.