Eunice V. Johnson began her educational career as a psychologist with South Carolina's Department of Vocational Rehabilitation and the Commission for the Blind, and received her PhD from the University of Florida. Three life-changing years teaching English in Shanxi and Henan sparked her research on missionary contributions to education in China. Carol Lee Hamrin served in the U.S. State Department as a China specialist, taught in Washington DC graduate schools, and has published widely.