Primary Sources, Historical Collections: A Memoir of Mrs. Henrietta Shuck: The First American Female Missionary to China, With a Foreword by T. S. Wentworth. This item is unavailable.Primary Sources, Historical Collections: A Memoir of Mrs. Henrietta Shuck: The First American Female Missionary to China, With a Foreword by T. S. Wentworth

This primary source chronicles the life and work of Henrietta Shuck, who in 1836 became the first American woman to serve as a Protestant missionary to China. Shuck writes about her efforts to learn Chinese, her experiences with the local people, and her observations on Chinese culture and religion. With a foreword by T. S. Wentworth.

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