The Gospel of Gentility: American Women Missionaries in Turn-of-the-Century China
By Jane Hunter.
Description
At the turn of the century, women represented over half of the American foreign mission force and had settled in “heathen” China to preach the lessons of Christian domesticity. In this engrossing narrative, Jane Hunter uses diaries, reminiscences, and letters to recreate the backgrounds of the missionaries and the problems and satisfactions they found in China. Her book offers insights not only into the experiences of these women but also into the ways they mirrored the female culture of Victorian America.“A subtle and finely written book… [on] an aspect...
ISBN(s)
9780300046038
