Ep. 309 | Drs. Ida Kahn and Mary Stone

Don't let their names fool you. Ida Kahn was born Kang Aide and Mary Stone, Shi Meiyu. Born into a Methodist Episcopal community in the Treaty Port city of Jiujiang in Jiangxi Province, these two women became pioneers in introducing Western medicine to the women of Jiangxi province. And as role models for other women across China in the early 20th century, they inspired generations of women to become doctors, nurses, and other medical professionals.

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Terms in Episode

Pinyin/Term	Chinese	English/Meaning
Jiǔjiāng	九江	City in Northern Jiangxi Province on the banks of the Yangzi River
Jiāngxī	江西	Inland province in China
Kāng Chéng / Kāng Àidé	康成 / 康爱德	Ida Kahn, 1873-1931, a pioneer in the medical profession in China
Shí Měiyù	石美玉	Mary Stone, 1873-1954, along with Ida Kahn, was an early 20th century pioneer in the medical profession in China
Shāndōng	山东	Coastal province in northern China
Jiāngsū	江苏	Coastal province just south of Shandong
Zhèjiāng	浙江	Coastal province just south of Jiangsu and north of Fujian
Fújiàn	福建	Coastal province to the east of Jiangxi and south of Zhejiang
Guǎngdōng	广东	China's southernmost province (not including Hainan)
Nánchāng	南昌	Capital city of Jiangxi Province
Píngxiāng	萍乡	City in western Jiangxi, near the Hunan border
Gànzhōu	赣州	City in southern Jiangxi
Emperor Tóngzhì	同治帝	The Tongzhi Emperor, son of Emporess Dowager Cixi. He reigned 1861-1875
Empress Dowager Cíxǐ	慈禧太后	1835-1908, Ruler of China from 1861 to 1908
Nánjīng	南京	Capital of Jiangsu Province and imperial capital of many past dynasties
Mèngzǐ	孟子	372-289 BC, considered number two to Confucius. One of China's great ancient philosophers. His mother believed a woman's place was in the home
Chóngqìng	重庆	Formerly a major city in eastern Sichuan, now a municipality in its own right
Liáng Qǐchāo	梁启超	1873-1929, Chinese politician, social and political activist, journalist and a major intellectual of his time
hùshi	护士	A nurse
huìguǎn	会馆	A meeting hall
Wǔchāng Uprising	武昌起义	The uprising that launched the Xinhai Revolution that brought down the Qing Dynasty
Bótèlì Jiàohuì	伯特利教会	Bethel Mission in Shanghai
Féng Yùxiáng	冯玉祥	1882-1948, Chinese warlord and Republix of China politician. He was called "The Christian Warlord"
Ruìjīn	瑞金	City in Jiangxi on the Fujian border. This was the place Mao and the Communistst fled to after being pushed out of the Jinggang Mountains in 1931.
Hàn Wǔdì	汉武帝	Emperor Wu of Han, on of the great emperors
Empress Wǔ	武则天	Wu Zetian, China's only woman who ruled as emperess in her own name
Zhū Yuánzhāng	朱元璋	Also known as The Hongwu Emperor. He was the founder of the Ming Dynasty
Zhōu Ēnlái	周恩来	Great revolutionary and long-serving first premier of the PRC

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