03192nam 2200625 a 450 991078171510332120230725053447.01-283-27324-197866132732461-61146-086-7(CKB)2550000000054676(EBL)772646(OCoLC)758333937(SSID)ssj0000554492(PQKBManifestationID)12224731(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000554492(PQKBWorkID)10530090(PQKB)11731950(MiAaPQ)EBC772646(Au-PeEL)EBL772646(CaPaEBR)ebr10497568(CaONFJC)MIL327324(EXLCZ)99255000000005467620110727d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe 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. ShemoBethlehem Lehigh University Pressc20111 online resource (500 p.)Christianity in ChinaDescription based upon print version of record.1-61146-085-9 Includes bibliographical references and index.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.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.Christianity in ChinaMissions, MedicalChinaHistory19th centuryWomen physiciansChinaBiographyWomenPolitical activityChinaHistory19th centuryMissions, MedicalHistoryWomen physiciansWomenPolitical activityHistory362.1092/520951222BShemo Connie Anne1487253MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910781715103321The Chinese medical ministries of Kang Cheng and Shi Meiyu, 1872-19373707038UNINA