Providence Has Freed Our Hands: Women's Missions and the American Encounter With Japan (Women in Religion) Review

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Providence Has Freed Our Hands: Women's Missions and the American Encounter With Japan (Women in Religion) ReviewI loved Karen's book .For readers who are interested in the beginnings of the changes in society vis-a -vis women's equality in America through the missionary works of women like Elizabeth Russell,this is a great read.Russell's work was in Japan. Her correspondence with Americans changed the perception of the role of women in society ,in Japan and in America....all for the best for both men and women.
I have been to Japan twice and loved to read about Russell's works in Nagasaki sure enough Russell chose the most beautiful piece of land overlooking the harbor to establish her school which today is a university
Nagasaki is the setting for the opera "Madame Butterfly"
Providence Has Freed Our Hands: Women's Missions and the American Encounter With Japan (Women in Religion) OverviewIn "Providence Has Freed Our Hands," Karen K. Seat tells the history of women's foreign missions in Japan and reveals the considerable role they played in liberalizing American understandings of Christianity, gender, and race. At the close of the nineteenth century, American women missionaries traveled far afield to spread Christianity across the globe. Their presence abroad played a significant role in shaping foreign perceptions of America. At the same time, the cultural knowledge and independence these women missionaries gained had a profound impact on gender roles and racial ideologies among Protestants in the United States. In "Providence Has Freed Our Hands," Karen K. Seat tells the history of women's foreign missions in Japan and reveals the considerable role they played in liberalizing American understandings of Christianity, gender, and race.The author uses the story of Elizabeth Russell, a colorful missionary to Japan, as the backbone of her study. As a member of the Women's Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church, one of the most powerful women's institutions of the late nineteenth century, Russell founded a progressive school for girls in Japan, defying the conservative ideologies not only of her own organization but also of the government of Japan. Transformed by her experience in Japan, Russell became a forceful advocate for racial tolerance and women's rights.

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