Career
She was an American Missionary who came to Iran-Tehran in 1921 and remained there until 1978. Doolittle served for many years as the principal of Iran Bethel School for Girls which was the immediate forerunner of Damavand College. Doolittle accepted a three-year assignment, which eventually stretched into nearly 58 years.
In 1925, she was adapted as the principal of Iran Bethel School where made her stay in Iran until 1978.
In 1939, as Reza Shah was favorably inclined towards Germany and was convinced that Germans would be victors in the World World War II, shortly before the outbreak of war he ordered for the closure of many educational works. As a result a number of missionaries resigned and left Iran, but Doolittle revived the name of Iran Bethel School with the help of Mistress
Paye. By 1971, Doolittle had been in Persia for 50 years! At a celebration in her honor, she was presented with a gold medal by the Minister of Education of Iran, the highest educational award ever given in Iran.
In 1977 rumors stated that the Ministry of Health would close all private clinics, including the Doolittle Clinic. Hoping to avoid this, Doolittle asked an Iranian doctor to take the clinic under his jurisdiction, thus insuring its continuance.
In 1979, with the collapse of Pahlavi dynasty and the Islamic revolution in Iran, Doolittle was in the United States and as an American she was not permitted to return to Iran, although she longed to
