First Name Priscilla
Last Name Capps Hill
Died While Serving? no
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Alphabet
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Sources
- The Story of Near East Relief - Barton - 1930
Priscilla Capps joined Near East Relief in Athens in 1923. In 1925 she was named overseas director of Near East Industries, which promoted refugee employment and cultural preservation. Priscilla married Henry Hill, an American working in Greece. She operated the Near East Industries shop in Athens until 1940, when the growing threat of World War II forced the Hills to flee to France.
You can read more about Mrs. Hill’s exciting career in Every Stitch a Story: Near East Industries.
