 During journeys home to the United States, Bement often spoke at conferences or gave talks about the work she was doing in Shaowu.On October 11, 1904, she gave one such talk titled "Medical work in Shaowu" at the Minnesota state convention for the Women's Board of Missions of the Interior (W.B.M.I).In late November 1926, Frances gave a talk about her school in Shaowu to members of the W.B.M.I.