International Journal of Frontiers in Sociology, 2022, 4(10); doi: 10.25236/IJFS.2022.041001.
Yunchang Shi1
1The High School Affiliated to Renmin University of China, Beijing, China
In modern times, missionaries to China built hospitals and schools in China, which had an impact on women's emancipation, life and employment. This paper focuses on three aspects: the core measures of missionaries, the positive effects of the measures and the negative effects, and sorts out the impact of missionaries on the emancipation of women's minds in China.
Missionaries, Modern Chinese women, Influence
Yunchang Shi. Influences of Missionaries on the Ideological Liberation of Chinese Women in Modern China. International Journal of Frontiers in Sociology (2022), Vol. 4, Issue 10: 1-6. https://doi.org/10.25236/IJFS.2022.041001.
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