There she saw how very few women were allowed educational opportunities. Mother Kai Hsia was convinced that even if they did not plan to work outside the home, an education would help women to become better mothers, homemakers, and supportive wives.
在傳教牧靈時，她深深感到，中國若要強盛，必先使女子普遍受教育，而後才能齊家、平天下。