In 1909 , Büll again attempted to go to work with Armenians . However , this time her trip was put on hold by the Adana massacre in Cilicia . Instead , Büll attended for two years a seminary for missionary teachers . After finishing her studies , Büll was finally able to proceed for Cilicia , where she worked as a teacher at an Armenian orphanage in Maraş between 1911 and 1916 . In 1915 , Büll witnessed the Armenian Genocide in Cilicia and was instrumental in saving the lives of about two thousand Armenian children and women when Maraş was turned into " The City of Orphans " . Büll was recalled from Maraş in 1916
Armenian Genocide
Armenian Genocide
Anna Hedvig Büll