Autore: Cicci, Federica
Titolo: The Feminization of Catholic Missionary Education. The Ingenbohl Sisters in Manchuria (1930s-40s)
Periodico: Contemporanea
Anno: 2026 - Volume: 112 - Fascicolo: 1 - Pagina iniziale: 63 - Pagina finale: 82

The paper delves into the contributions of the Ingenbohl Sisters, a Swiss Catholic congregation, to the advancement of female education and the transformation of women’s roles in Manchuria during the 1930s and 1940s. How did they contribute to the feminization of Catholic education? What impact did their efforts have on the status of women, cultural exchange, and identity formation within the dynamic socio-political context of the region? Focusing on the role of local women as educated catechists and the different types of mission schools, the paper analyses how professional efforts made by Ingenbohl Sisters in the education field contributed to modeling new ideas of women’s roles within Chinese society. By employing a multidimensional approach encompassing archival research, media analysis, and visual representations, this study explores the transnational Catholic sisters’ enduring legacy and its impact on the status of local women in the broader context of societal transformation during the first decades of twentieth-century Manchuria.




SICI: 1127-3070(2026)112:1<63:TFOCME>2.0.ZU;2-9
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