- the reality of practicing medicine in China in 1907. My great-grandmother Olga Styrelius arrived in China in November 1905 and was almost immediately sent out into the field. In fact, she did not - as per ususal - get the possibility to go to the womens' seminar in Yangchow to learn Chinese before being... Continue Reading →
It's September and I have just returned from the Gothenburg Book Fair, where many courageous persons gather every year. I write courageous as it has become increasingly challenging to put yourself and your thoughts out there in the public sphere. This made me think of another brave woman, born on the cusp of the new... Continue Reading →
As many of my blog posts testify, the missionaries in China did not only preach and teach Christianity, but also worked with various forms of education and healthcare. Above all, they started many boys’ and girls’ schools for the children in their areas of outreach, and opium asylums were common in regions where many were... Continue Reading →
