Missionary women in the straits settlement: intrusion and integration

Missionary women in the Straits Settlement were allowed a significantly higher amount of agency as compared to their foreign counterparts. This was in part due to the relative unfamilarity the colonial society had with the local population, and also in part due to the prevailing Western societal cha...

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Main Author:	Toa, Chunyu
Other Authors:	Koh Keng We
Format:	Final Year Project
Language:	English
Published:	Nanyang Technological University 2023
Subjects:	Humanities::History
Online Access:	https://hdl.handle.net/10356/165364
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spelling	sg-ntu-dr.10356-1653642023-04-01T16:55:55Z Missionary women in the straits settlement: intrusion and integration Toa, Chunyu Koh Keng We School of Humanities kohkw@ntu.edu.sg Humanities::History Missionary women in the Straits Settlement were allowed a significantly higher amount of agency as compared to their foreign counterparts. This was in part due to the relative unfamilarity the colonial society had with the local population, and also in part due to the prevailing Western societal changes. These women were instrumental in producing knowledge regarding the local natives for the Western world, fuelling the construction and reinforcement of the Orient. At the same time, these missionary women were able to integrate the local women into the wider global Christian network through their usage of native preacher women. Bachelor of Arts in History 2023-03-26T11:36:35Z 2023-03-26T11:36:35Z 2023 Final Year Project (FYP) Toa, C. (2023). Missionary women in the straits settlement: intrusion and integration. Final Year Project (FYP), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. https://hdl.handle.net/10356/165364 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/165364 en application/pdf Nanyang Technological University
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description	Missionary women in the Straits Settlement were allowed a significantly higher amount of agency as compared to their foreign counterparts. This was in part due to the relative unfamilarity the colonial society had with the local population, and also in part due to the prevailing Western societal changes. These women were instrumental in producing knowledge regarding the local natives for the Western world, fuelling the construction and reinforcement of the Orient. At the same time, these missionary women were able to integrate the local women into the wider global Christian network through their usage of native preacher women.
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Missionary women in the straits settlement: intrusion and integration

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