Added on: 03/06/2020 Publish Date: 2007 1K

(The voice of Welsh missionary women, 1887-1930)

Description

This article explores the cultural implications of female celebrity acquired through involvement in the colonial missionary activity of the Welsh Presbyterian Church. Women were directed to perform particular functions in the process of constructing Christian communities in British colonies, among which were the conversion of other women and the provision of descriptions and explanations of the mission to a home audience. Along with lectures and sermons by missionaries on furlough, and missionary exhibitions, the main transmission route for this communication was the denominational missionary press. This article examines the ways in which the female missionaries presented themselves and their work to the audience at home in the missionary press between 1887 and 1930, and suggests that the images they presented, and the undertones that can be found in their writing, were the main inspiration for Welsh Presbyterian women to support the missionary cause, and form themselves into a remarkable movement that became a vital channel for the sponsorship of missionary work.

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Collection Level
Higher Education
Collection belongs to
History, Religious Studies
License
All Rights Reserved
Coleg Cymraeg Resource 'Gwerddon' article
Gwennan Schiavone, 'Llais y genhades Gymreig, 1887-1930' (2007)

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