"Through the experiences of these three women, whose Christian faith energized their projects - projects that anticipated many of the goals and dilemmas of contemporary development work - Ruth Compton Brouwer offers an original exploration of changing professional, gender, and race relations in colonial settings.

This book will be of interest to scholars engaged in gender, women's, and postcolonial studies, as well as to readers interested in the history of the international missionary movement."--BOOK JACKET.