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Women in International Development

In what ways have women contributed to development within their society and/or community?

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The Lasting Impact of Chinese Bible Women, 1860–1949

by Christy Chia

In China, Bible women were Chinese Christian women dedicated to evangelistic work, most often within churches, missions, education, and medicine. Medical Bible women evangelized through their positions as doctors and nurses or functioned as chaplains, ministering to patients and distributing Christian literature at women’s dispensaries and hospitals. Bible women in education taught in schools and evangelized between classes and outside of school to students, parents, and coworkers.

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