"[Women] should be helpmates and not drags upon their husbands": Female education in Brooke Sarawak, 1841-1941. by Ooi, Keat Gin

“…The provision of education was not given serious consideration by the Brookes, and it was to the credit of Christian missionaries and the Chinese community that schools were started and education developed during this period. …”
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The beginning and development of english boys’ schools and english girls’ schools and school libraries in the straits settlements, 1786-1941 by Lim , Peng Han

“…Throughout the nineteenth century, missionaries from Europe and America dominated the setting up of English boys’ and girls’ schools in the Straits Settlements. …”
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