Rosemary Seton

Western Daughters in Eastern Lands (eBook, ePUB)

British Missionary Women in Asia

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This book provides a compelling narrative history of the experiences and achievements of female British missionaries in China, India, and Africa during the 19th century and first half of the 20th century-the first such account available.

Despite the fact that by the early 20th century female missionaries began to outnumber their male counterparts, there are few publications that document the contributions of women to the missionary movement against a backdrop of civil unrest, famine, and war. Western Daughters in Eastern Lands: British Missionary Women in Asia provides accurate and insightful information to rectify this glaring omission.

In this book, author Rosemary Seton draws upon memoirs, letters, diaries, and mission records to create a unique and fascinating history of the British women whose sense of vocation took them to the East. As most British missionary women of this period were Anglicans, Baptists, Congregationalists, and Methodists, the focus is upon Protestant missionaries; Catholics are also included, however. Through these sources, a clear picture of women missionaries emerges: their social background and motivation; their lives on the mission-field and their place in mission hierarchies; their selection and training; and their educational, evangelical, and medical work. The book concludes with an assessment of their achievements and impact on foreign societies.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing Inc
• Seitenzahl: 248
• Altersempfehlung: ab 7 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. Januar 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9798216164098
• Artikelnr.: 68347227

Autorenporträt

Rosemary Seton is research associate in the Department of the Study of Religions at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) at the University of London, England.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Illustrations Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations Introduction
1 The Making of the British Female Missionary Background to Carey's Mission
Hannah Marshman, the First Woman Missionary? A Missionary Couple in India,
1830s-1840s The First Single Woman Missionary First Protestant Mission to
China "Female Usefulness" in the Straits Settlements The First Women's
Missionary Society "A Young Woman Is.the Least Intended to Stand Alone"
Women Missionaries Enter Mainland China The Expansion of Women's Work in
India Medicine and Evangelism More Women than Men Conclusion 2 Responding
to the Call: Motivation, Selection, Training, and Preparation "God and
Nature Intended You for a Missionary's Wife" Ladies-"Free from the Cares
and Toils of Home and Family Duties" "The Master Needs Me in His Foreign
Field" Educational Background Health, Age, and Family Circumstances Social
Background Professional versus Vocational Preparation and Training for the
Mission Field Preparations for Departure Valedictory Services 3 Life on the
Mission Field The Journey Out and First Impressions Learning the Language
The Importance of the Christian Home Homes for Single Women Missionaries
Love and Friendship Home Support Marriage Health and Recreation Beyond the
Mission Compound Retirement from the Mission Field 4 The Structure and
Organization of Women's Missionary Work A Ladies' Missionary Society The
Importance of Local Associations The Birth of the Church of England Zenana
Missionary Society The Demise of the Female Education Society The Formation
of Ladies' Auxiliaries Walking the Corridors with "Eyes Cast Down"
Gendered Conflict on the Mission Field "Part of a Whole" or "Whole of a
Part"-The Dilemma for Women Missionaries in the 20th Century "A Somewhat
Uncertain Place in Joint Administration" Conclusion 5 Missionary Women and
Education The Introduction of Schooling in Bengal Education in the Indian
Home "Plain" and "Fancy" Needlework Government Funding and Mission Schools
Training Indian Teachers, Calcutta, 1870s-1880s The Development of
Secondary Education Pioneering Educational Work in China Girls' Schooling
in China, 1880s-1920s Education in Time of Revolution The Founding of
Women's Christian College, Madras 6 Missionary Women and Medical Aid A
Pioneer Woman Doctor in Manchuria The Founding of the First Medical School
for Women in Asia The Rise of the Missionary Nurse The Changing Role of the
Medical Missionary, 1920s-1950s "The Woman with the White Hair Who
Bicycles": Dr. Claire Thomson and Preventive Medicine in India 7 Missionary
Women and Evangelism Evangelizing in the Punjab, 1890-1920 Amy Carmichael
and Rural Itineration in Southern India Bible Translation and Church
Planting: The Toda Mission, 1890-1935 Bible Women Evangelizing in China
with the China Inland Mission Afterword Select Bibliography Index About the
Author