Title A daughter of Han : the autobiography of a Chinese working woman / Ida Pruitt ; from the story told her by Ning Lao Tʻai-tʻai

Published Stanford, Calif : Stanford University Press, [1967] Stanford, CA : Stanford University Press, 1967 ©1945 [©1945]

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Description vi, 254 pages : map, plan, portraits ; 23 cm Series NASA SP-5925 NASA SP (Series) ; 5925 Contents bk. 1. The family: Childhood, 1867-1870 ; Growing up, 1870-1881 ; The wedding, 1881 ; The marriage, 1881-1887 ; My father and my mother, 1881-1887 ; Starvation, 1887-1888 ; The younger child, 1889 -- bk. 2. In service: With the military officials, 1889-1896 ; The Japanese come, 1895 ; With the Mohammedans, 1895-1897 ; With the civil officials, 1897-1899 -- bk. 3. The family: Together again, 1899 ; With the missionaries, 1899-1902 ; Mantze's marriage, 1901 ; Children and grandchildren, 1902-1910 ; Neighbors, 1902-1911 ; Chefoo, 1911-1921 ; My son is started in life, 1921-1925 ; Peiping, 1928-1934 ; The family established, 1934-1937 ; The Japanese come again, 1937-1938 Summary The customs and traditions of Chinese family life are revealed in the detailed recollections of a working-class grandmother, born in the 1860's Analysis China Social life and customs Ning, Lao Tʻai-tʻai 1867- Working class women China Biography Notes First published by Yale University Press in 1945 Subject Ning, Lao Tʻai-tʻai, 1867- Women -- China -- Biography. Working class women -- China -- Biography. China -- Social life and customs. Genre/Form Autobiographies. Author Pruitt, Ida. United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Technology Utilization Office. LC no. 68010633 ISBN 0804706050 0804706069 9780804706056 9780804706063

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