Jane Hunter (1) (1949–)
Author of The Gospel of Gentility: American Women Missionaries in Turn-of-the-Century China
For other authors named Jane Hunter, see the disambiguation page.
About the Author
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's book explores the life of these religious women. This fascinating book, which both examines show more religious practices and depicts women's roles, won the Governors Award from Yale University Press. Jane Hunter was born on January 31, 1949, in Hanover, N.H. She was educated at Yale University and has taught at Colby College and Radcliffe College. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
Works by Jane Hunter
Tagged
Common Knowledge
Members
Reviews
You May Also Like
Associated Authors
Statistics
- Works
- 1
- Members
- 35
- Popularity
- #405,584
- Rating
- 2.8
- Reviews
- 1
- ISBNs
- 25
Hunter spends relatively little time on women missionaries in the reform movements. When she does, her emphasis is on the conservative nature of the women’s views. She argues that female missionaries, like most American women, did not regard gender as the core of their identity. They rarely supported women’s rights movements in either the United States or in China. On the specific issue of footbinding, Hunter agrees that missionaries were vocally opposed to the practice, but believes that prior the 1890’s “most missionaries tolerated what they could not change.” She suggests that missionaries did not want to add obstacles to reaching potential Chinese converts, so they commonly admitted women with bound feet to their schools.… (more)