- By the time of her death, Gladys had become a revered figure and she deserved every bit of it. Her work continues at many children's home in Taipei and the 'Hope Mission' in Hong Kong.
- A school in London was renamed the 'Gladys Aylward School' after her death. It was previously known as 'Weir Hall and Huxley.'.
- Gladys was appointed as an assistant to the government as a 'foot inspector.' Her job was to tour the country and enforce the law against 'footbinding' young Chinese girls and she achieved decent success despite a lot of opposition. In 1936, she earned the citizenship of the 'Republic of China.' During the 1938 invasion by Japan, she rescued more than 100 orphans to shelter.
- In 1930, she spent her savings to go to China. While travelling by the 'Trans-Siberian Railway,' she was apprehended in Russia, but managed to escape and board a Japanese ship. From Japan she took another ship to reach Yangcheng, China.
- Never married but adopted five children. Over time, she eventually adopted 94 children.
- Numerous short stories, books, films, and plays narrate the story of Gladys Aylward.
- The 1958 film 'The Inn of Sixth Happiness' was based on her life. It starred Ingrid Bergman in the lead role. The film was based on the events of the book 'The Small Woman,' which was published in 1957. It was authored by Alan Burgess, who also dramatized her story in a 'BBC' show called 'Gladys Aylward: One of the Undefeated,' in 1949.
- Gladys applied to be a missionary with China Inland Missions. She went to training school and was kicked out for failing her Bible class. China Inland Missions also refused to take her and even though Gladys got cut from training school, she was as determined as ever to be a missionary in China.
- The 'Gladys Aylward Charitable Trust' still works in England.
- Never been Married.
- She returned to England in 1949, delivering lectures on her experience and work. She planned to return back to China, after the death of her mother, but the Communist government rejected her request. She then stayed in Hong Kong, before moving to Taiwan in 1958, where she set up the 'Gladys Aylward Orphanage' and continued working until her death.
- Upon her arrival in China, she started working with Jeannie Lawson, a veteran missionary. During the initial days, Gladys stayed with Lawson in her home.
- Her father was a postman, while her mother was a postal worker. Gladys was one of the three children born to the couple.
- She enrolled in a three-month course at the 'China Inland Mission' following an offer to go to China as a Christian missionary, but as she could not make any substantial progress in learning the Chinese language, her training was discontinued.
- As soon as Lawson and Aylward opened their Inn, the people boycotted it and called Gladys a 'foreigner evil.' She was dragged on streets but all this only made her vision stronger and she continued preaching and helping orphans.
- Lawson and Aylward opened 'The Inn of Eight Happiness,' which was dedicated to the eight virtues - love, virtue, gentleness, tolerance, loyalty, truth, beauty, and devotion, where they read Bible stories to their guests.
- Became a citizen of the Republic of China in Nineteen Hundred and Forty one.
- Buried at Christ's College Cemetery, Danshui, New Taipei City, Taiwan.
- Was not pleased with the film The Inn of the Sixth Happiness (1958). According to her, the tall Swedish Ingrid Bergman was not a good choice for the leading role, as Gladys really was a small brunette with a cockney accent.
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