The Chinese medical ministries of Kang Cheng and Shi Meiyu, 1872-1937 [[electronic resource] ] : on a cross-cultural frontier of gender, race, and nation / / Connie A. Shemo

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910781715103321
• Autore: Shemo Connie Anne
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Bethlehem, : Lehigh University Press, c2011
• ISBN: 1-283-27324-1; 9786613273246; 1-61146-086-7
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (500 p.)
• Collana: Christianity in China
• Disciplina: 362.1092/520951222; B
• Soggetti: Missions, Medical - China - History - 19th century; Women physicians - China; Women - Political activity - China - History - 19th century
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Only too glad to draw attention from our feet: the childhoods of Kang Cheng and Shi Meiyu, 1873-1891 -- All the difference between a Christian and a heathen, medical school and early medical ministry, 1892-1903 -- To develop native powers, the concept of self-support in Shi Meiyu's nursing school, 1903-1911 -- The only hope of China's regeneration, Kang Cheng, 1903-1911 -- How better could she serve her country?, nurses, amazons, and the 1911 revolution -- To stand for the best of everything, Shi Meiyu, 1914-1920 -- By Chinese women for Chinese women, Kang Cheng, 1914-1921 -- More loyal Chinese citizens cannot be found, Shi Meiyu, 1920-1937 -- We are true nationalists, Kang Cheng, 1922-1931.
• Sommario/riassunto: This is the first full length study of the medical ministries of Kang Cheng and Shi Meiyu. Known in English speaking countries as Drs. Ida Kahn and Mary Stone, these two Chinese women opened a small Western style medical practice for women and children in the Jiujiang, China in 1896. At its broadest level, this study contributes to the development of a transnational women's history, deepening our ; understanding about how ideas about women have traveled across boundaries.