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THE EDUCATION OF WOMEN IN CHINA.
by BURTON, Margaret E
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New York [1911], Revell. Blue cloth, 271p., index, 16 b.w., photos, spine lettering bit faded, clean text, 14 x 21 cm., very solid & clean, ex-library copy, minimal faint spine no. FIRST EDITION, !NOT! A CHEAP, DEFECTIVE OR SHODDY REPRINT ! . *** *** *** . . THE AUTHOR'S FIRST BOOK . . . THE CHINA MISSION . . . EDUCATION FOR CHINESE GIRLS & WOMEN . . * This excellent primary resource, it covers the Y.W.C.A, Haygood School in Soochow & Shanghai, Baldwin Memorial School in Nanchang, Rulison-Fish Memorial School in Kingkiang & others. . Careful study of missions & the first schools for women, based on the author's six months inspection tour of China missions. Also covers the beginnings of women's education before 1842, down to 1911. . * CHAPTERS: 1. Woman's education before 1842 2. The day of small beginnings 3. The period of gradual growth 4. The women produced by the Christian schools 5. The pioneer girl's school established by the Chinese 6. The development of Gentry and government schools 7. The character of the Gentry and government schools 8. The present popularity of woman's educations 9. The relation of woman's education to the New China 10. The present opportunity and its challenge 11. The present opportunity and its demands. . *** WHO WAS MARGARET E. BURTON: Margaret Ernestine Burton [1885-1969] was an American woman missionary who traveled to China and Japan in 1909. She wrote several books based on her experiences and research while there . * Bibliography of her writings: [1911] The Education of Women in China [1912] Notable Women of Modern China [1914] The Education of Women in Japan [1918] Women workers of the Orient . *** Color photos are posted to our website. . *** . en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_E._Burton . * .
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- THE EDUCATION OF WOMEN IN CHINA.
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- BURTON, Margaret E
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- Hardcover
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- China: Social Science, Eclectic, All Subjects & Disciplines [no Art]; Foreign Missionaries & Missions In China:: Old, Scarce & Primary Works; Women In China: All Related Items; Education In China; Foreigners In China: All Periods;
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