The 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. Shemo.

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.

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