A Daughter Of Han: The Autobiography Of A Chinese Working Woman Paperback 1432589032 9781432589035 Ida Pruitt, Ning Lao TAi-TAi

from Scapegoats

A really interesting book about a chinese woman's life in the late Qing empire into the Republic era. Her husband is an opium addict and sells her daughters. She works from menial job to job trying to keep her family together. While it is unlikely Ning Lao Tai Tai is the average woman for the tim...

from tatasmagik

Fascinating look into Chinese culture from a woman's perspective.

from autumnesf

This was a good read. You follow a woman's life up until shortly before her death. It is unbelievable how the poor in China live and how hard women had it. Again, it explains alot about the attitudes towards girl children and the hardships they faced. This is a good book.

from autumnesf

This was a good read. You follow a woman's life up until shortly before her death. It is unbelievable how the poor in China live and how hard women had it. Again, it explains alot about the attitudes towards girl children and the hardships they faced. This is a good book.