She joined the mission in 1924 as a voluntary worker. At times, especially in the early years, there has been some friction between the missionaries in the field, but the disagreements seemed to be more or less over in the 1920s. Many of the Swedish missionaries who arrived in the early 1920s remained in service until 'the bitter end' in 1938. The missionary women were a tremendous asset in the whole missionary undertaking in a society marked by male chauvinism and prejudices where their gender-counterparts were segregated and could only be approached by women. In 1928 she returned to England where she became a secretary for the Royal Central Asian Society. Several years after she left Xinjiang, she assisted Sir Denison Ross in his research into the Eastern Turkish language.
Wingate never married. She died young while in Woking on 11 June 1953, aged 52. Her burial took place in Charlton Cemetery where her mortal remains rest among other illustrious members of her family.
Writingsedit
After working in Xinjiang, she wrote The Steep Ascent,[1] a summary of the work and results of the Church combined with the historical events of the time. The Steep Ascent has since been translated into Chinese[2] as well.
Bibliographyedit
Rachel O. Wingate, The Steep Ascent: The Story of the Christian Church in Turkestan, British and Foreign Bible Society (1948?)
Rachel O. Wingate, A Mission of Friendship into the Muslims of Turkestan. Muslim World. January 1959 – This is an American Scholarly periodical now published by Hartford Seminary Foundation.
E. Denison Ross and Rachel O. Wingate, Dialogues in the Eastern Turki Dialect on Subjects of Interest to Travellers, London: Royal Asiatic Society, 1934 (Republished | London: Trubner, 2003. ISBN1-84453-025-6)
See alsoedit
(English Translation of select chapters of Mission och revolution i Centralasien)
Referencesedit
^"The Steep Ascent - 南疆维族基督教会的故事". Retrieved 27 March 2016.
rachel, wingate, rachel, orde, wingate, 1901, june, 1953, english, linguist, missionary, xinjiang, western, china, served, with, swedish, missionary, society, contents, family, education, work, writings, bibliography, also, referencesfamily, editwingate, eldes. Rachel Orde Wingate c 1901 11 June 1953 was an English linguist and missionary to Xinjiang Western China She served with the Swedish Missionary Society Contents 1 Family 2 Education 3 Work 4 Writings 5 Bibliography 6 See also 7 ReferencesFamily editWingate was the eldest daughter of Colonel George Wingate the founder of the Central Asia Mission Her brother Major General Orde Wingate led the Bamar Chindits into Burma during World War II he is buried at Arlington National Cemetery Washington D C and a memorial stands in Charlton Cemetery South East London Many in the family were active members of the Open Brethren Education editWingate studied Arabic Persian and History at Cambridge University where she obtained her degree in Arabic and History Work editShe joined the mission in 1924 as a voluntary worker At times especially in the early years there has been some friction between the missionaries in the field but the disagreements seemed to be more or less over in the 1920s Many of the Swedish missionaries who arrived in the early 1920s remained in service until the bitter end in 1938 The missionary women were a tremendous asset in the whole missionary undertaking in a society marked by male chauvinism and prejudices where their gender counterparts were segregated and could only be approached by women In 1928 she returned to England where she became a secretary for the Royal Central Asian Society Several years after she left Xinjiang she assisted Sir Denison Ross in his research into the Eastern Turkish language Wingate never married She died young while in Woking on 11 June 1953 aged 52 Her burial took place in Charlton Cemetery where her mortal remains rest among other illustrious members of her family Writings editAfter working in Xinjiang she wrote The Steep Ascent 1 a summary of the work and results of the Church combined with the historical events of the time The Steep Ascent has since been translated into Chinese 2 as well Bibliography editRachel O Wingate The Steep Ascent The Story of the Christian Church in Turkestan British and Foreign Bible Society 1948 Rachel O Wingate A Mission of Friendship into the Muslims of Turkestan Muslim World January 1959 This is an American Scholarly periodical now published by Hartford Seminary Foundation E Denison Ross and Rachel O Wingate Dialogues in the Eastern Turki Dialect on Subjects of Interest to Travellers London Royal Asiatic Society 1934 Republished London Trubner 2003 ISBN 1 84453 025 6 See also editMission and Change in Eastern Turkestan English Translation of select chapters of Mission och revolution i Centralasien References edit The Steep Ascent 南疆维族基督教会的故事 Retrieved 27 March 2016 南疆维族基督教会的故事 Retrieved 27 March 2016 nbsp This biographical article about person in connection with Christianity is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rachel O Wingate amp oldid 1174668834, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
