Mary Fletcher Benton Scranton (December 9, 1832 – October 8, 1909) was an American Methodist Episcopal Church missionary.

She was the first Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church representative to Korea[1] and the founder of the Ewha Girls School (Pear Blossom Academy) under Emperor Gojong.

There, she became active in the Euclid Avenue Methodist Church[4] and in the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society (WFMS).

[5] Though limited by lack of language skills, Scranton began work to provide Christian education to women and children.

Requesting financial assistance from WFMS to purchase some land and huts, construction began in February 1886.

[6] Scranton and her co-workers experienced great difficulties because Koreans generally distrusted foreigners.

Even as she advanced in age, Scranton and her companions persisted, teaching the children English.

[11] However, Kim mentions that in the 1886 Korean society, "Women were not even recognized with their own names, only as someone's daughter, sister, or mother.

The American Methodist Korean Women's Mission Foundation was founded in 1924 during the Japanese occupation of Korea.

The North American alumni of Ewha Girls' High School decided to raise funds for scholarships in honor of Mrs. Mary F. Scranton.