Society for Promotion of Female Education in the East
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The opening as it read in October 6, 2023
Society for Promotion of Female Education in the East was a British Protestant Christian missionary society that was involved in sending workers to China during the late Qing dynasty and to other Asian countries. The society was at work in Nazareth in Ottoman Palestine in the latter half of the 19th century. The society published, from 1854, the Female Missionary Intelligencer , a monthly periodical. The Female Missionary Intelligencer . OCLC 10690942 . : CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list ( link )
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Society for Promotion of Female Education- in the East was a Protestant Christian missionary society that was involved in sending workers to countries such as China during the late Qing Dynasty .
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The opening as it stood in 2015
The Society for Promotion of Female Education in the East was a Protestant Christian missionary society that was involved in sending workers to China during the late Qing Dynasty and to other Asian countries.The society was at work in Nazareth in Ottoman Palestine in the latter half of the 19th century.
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The opening as it stood in 2020
The Society for Promotion of Female Education in the East was a Protestant Christian missionary society that was involved in sending workers to China during the late Qing Dynasty and to other Asian countries. The society was at work in Nazareth in Ottoman Palestine in the latter half of the 19th century. The Society published, from 1854, the Female Missionary intelligencer , a monthly periodical.
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protestant christian missionary society that was involved in sending workers to countries such as china during
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british protestant christian missionary society that was involved in sending workers to china during the late q
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