Margaret Ernestine Burton (1885-1969) was an American missionary who travelled to China and Japan in 1909. She wrote several books based on her experiences and research while there. Her books include: The Education of Women in China (1911), Notable Women of Modern China (1912) and The Education of Women in Japan (1914). "During a stay of some months in China in the year of 1909, I had an opportunity to see something of the educational work for women, and to meet several of the educated women of that interesting country. I was greatly impressed, both by the excellent work done by the students in the schools, and by the useful, efficient lives of those who had completed their course of study. When I returned to America, and spoke of some of the things which the educated women of China were doing, I found that many people were greatly surprised to learn that Chinese women were capable of such achievements."