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 . Jane hunter garnered much acclaim in 1984 with the publication of the gospel of gentility american women missionaries in turn of the century china based on the writings of female missionaries. Hunter j gospel of gentility american women missionaries american women missionaries in turn of the century china hunter jane isbn 9780300046038 kostenloser versand fur alle bucher mit versand und verkauf duch amazon. 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