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The life story of Dr. Ethel Margaret Phillips (1876–1951) is remarkable. She was one of the first women to graduate as a medical doctor at the University of Manchester, in England. She was also a "suffragist" who became a pioneering missionary in China at a time when missions were invariably led by men, and women missionaries were dutiful wives. She remained unmarried and independent of any authority, save that of her own conscience. This occasionally led to hot disputes with those who did not share her views, such as the Anglican Bishop in China, William White. Margaret Phillips worked for the Society for Propagating the Gospel and the Canadian Church Inland Mission. Among her duties, she was responsible for building and running hospitals in Pingyin and Kaifeng. Later she moved to Peking where she practiced medicine as well as teaching in the Women’s Medical School. She was fluent in Chinese, giving lectures, and translating several medical texts into that language. Phillips endured the Japanese occupation of China during WW II. She fled China to England, as a refugee, when the Chinese Communists seized power. Her remaining years were spend in England where she died and was buried

Author

Clifford H. Phillips; Brian L. Evans

Publisher

The University of Alberta Press, an imprint of University of Alberta Press

Published

2003

Language

EN

ISBN

9780888644176

Subjects

Medical, Memoir, Biography

Updated

2026-03-24