Nellie Miller Mann ( March 27 , 1897 – February 2 , 1997 ) was a prominent member of the Mennonite Church and a renowned figure in the Near East Relief , an organization to assist refugees of war and massacre in and around the Middle East . During her time in the Near East Relief ( now Near East Foundation ) , Nellie Miller Mann was instrumental in caring for hundreds of Armenian refugees who had survived the Armenian Genocide . During her time working with the refugees , Miller Mann wrote and photographed much of what she experienced . Her writings and photographs have been recently been published in a book entitled , '' Letters from Syria 1921-1923 ''
Armenian Genocide
Armenian Genocide
Nellie Miller-Mann