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Due to the social custom that men and women should not be near to one another, the women of China were reluctant to be treated by male doctors of Western Medicine.
This resulted in a tremendous need for female doctors of Western Medicine in China.
Thus, female medical missionary Dr. Mary H. Fulton ( 1854 – 1927 ) was sent by the Foreign Missions Board of the Presbyterian Church ( USA ) to found the first medical college for women in China.
Known as the Hackett Medical College for Women ( 夏葛女子醫學院 ), this College was located in Guangzhou, China, and was enabled by a large donation from Mr. Edward A. K.
Hackett ( 1851 – 1916 ) of Indiana, USA.
The College was dedicated in 1902 and offered a four-year curriculum.
By 1915, there were more than 60 students, mostly in residence.
Most students became Christians, due to the influence of Dr. Fulton.
The College was officially recognized, with its diplomas marked with the official stamp of the Guangdong provincial government.
The College was aimed at the spreading of Christianity and modern medicine and the elevation of Chinese women's social status.
The David Gregg Hospital for Women and Children ( also known as Yuji Hospital 柔濟醫院 ) was affiliated with this College.
The graduates of this College included CHAU Lee-sun ( 周理信, 1890 – 1979 ) and WONG Yuen-hing ( 黃婉卿 ), both of whom graduated in the late 1910s and then practiced medicine in the hospitals in Guangdong province.

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