As the first female missionary visiting Macao in 1836 before settling in Hong Kong in 1842, the significance of Henrietta Hall Shuck to Hong Kong is definitely remarkable. Yet, our present understanding of her influences on Macao is comparably limited. Since historical themes are strongly tied to the portrayal of ‘woman’ created by hegemonic discourse, this research enables us to rethink women who are comparatively underrepresented in ‘history’. The realisation of inclusive femininity can be achieved through an examination of the material and historical heterogeneities that characterised the lives of women in the third world during the colonial era and, therefore, redefining, producing, and representing ‘women’ as a singular third-world ‘woman’. This paper puts forward a colonial feminist theory and discourse by third-world women who exercise power and operate resistance. It is argued that power relations are defined as a source of power and a collective response to power. This article draws a comparison between Henrietta Hall Shuck’s self-presentation and her representation of women in Macao about religion and power, it proposes hegemonic discourses that are inscribed in power relations where women oppose, resist and implicitly support.