Publisher's Synopsis
This book expands on the debates about whether Christianity is a collaborator in or a liberating force against the oppressive patriarchal culture for women in Asia. Women have played an important role in the history of Chinese Christianity, but their contributions have yet to receive due recognition. Single women missionaries and missionary spouses in the 19th century set the early examples of what women could do to spread the Gospel. The education provided to Chinese women by missionaries empowered the students, allowing them to become full participants in the wider society. Together, the Western female missionaries and the Chinese women whom they trained explored their newfound freedom and tried out their roles with the help of each other.
