02860nam 22005291a 450 991082072910332120230310174651.00-87808-827-X0-87808-639-0(CKB)4100000007814151(MiAaPQ)EBC5718810(MiAaPQ)EBC30400677(Au-PeEL)EBL30400677(EXLCZ)99410000000781415120190408h20092009 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierAwakening the hermit kingdom pioneer American women missionaries in Korea /Katherine H. Lee AhnFirst edition.Pasadena, Calif. :William Carey Library,2009.©20091 online resource (v, 447 pages) illustrations, mapsPrint version: Ahn, Katherine H. Lee. Awakening the hermit kingdom. Pasadena, Calif. : William Carey Library, ©2009 (DLC) 2009016148 (OCoLC)319064653 Includes bibliographical references (pages 387-397) and index.American Protestant missions in Korea, 1885-1907 -- The making of pioneer women missionaries for Korea -- Journey to Korea -- The land of Korea and the American missionary women -- Establishing missionary life in Korea -- The beginning of women's missionary work in Korea, 1884-1889 -- Evangelism and the geographical expansion of women's work, 1890-1907 -- Women's medical and educational work and its impact, 1890-1907.Awakening the Hermit Kingdom: Pioneer American Women Missionaries in Korea gives a focused look at the long-ignored subject, the pioneer women missionaries to the Hermit Kingdom, as the early missionaries often called Korea. Based largely on private papers and mission reports of the missionaries, the author explores the life and work of the American women missionaries in the first quarter century of the Protestant mission in Korea. This book brings a new light to the history of Protestantism in Korea by revealing the identity and activities of the women missionaries, as well as the level of religious and social impact made by their presence and work in Korea.Women missionariesKoreaBiographyWomen missionariesUnited StatesBiographyWomen missionariesfast(OCoLC)fst01178158KoreafastUnited StatesfastBiographies.fastWomen missionariesWomen missionariesWomen missionaries.266/.0237305190922Ahn Katherine H. Lee1697597MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910820729103321Awakening the hermit kingdom4078458UNINA