In 1877, an English missionary named Sarah Hewlett took over the Amritsar Dais’ School Church located in North India and began training midwives who were also known as dais. Though not medically trained herself, Hewlett’s systemization of midwifery training reflected the broader Westernization of medical practice but also paved the way for the inclusion of women in “legitimate” medical professions. In her text, Sen is careful to emphasize how she herself was treated by “the wife of Sundarimohan Das who was a trained midwife” (Sen 136), implying her internalized belief that women with training have greater credibility. In addition, Hewlett’s example illuminates the intersection between missionary and medical practice in India, which may be of use in considering Sen’s spirituality and divergence from traditional Hinduism.