Title The undaunted women of Nanking : the wartime diaries of Minnie Vautrin and Tsen Shui-fang / edited, annotated, and translated by Hua-ling Hu, Zhang Lian-hong

Published Carbondale, Ill. : Southern Illinois University Press, ©2010

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Description 1 online resource (x, 238 pages : illustrations, maps Contents Biographical sketches : Minnie Vautrin and Tsen Shiu-Fang -- A note on the two diaries -- Juxtaposition--Excerpts from the two diaries, December 8, 1937, to March 1, 1938 -- Receiving refugees at Ginling College under intensifying bombardment -- Japanese occupation of Nanking--soldiers' rampage, residents' terror -- Observing holidays in a time of horror and the refugees' "goddess of mercy" -- Registration of women and the return of American and European diplomats -- Life and problems inside the Ginling camp -- The Japanese demand to close refugee camps and Vautrin's defiance -- Slowly restoring law and order, but soldiers keep searching for "Hwa Gu-Niang" -- Aftermath -- Appendix: Reports by Minnie Vautrin on the rape of Nanking from her correspondence -- A review of the first month: December 13, 1937-January 13, 1938 -- As a refugee camp : January 14-March 31, 1938 Summary During the infamous "Rape of Nanking," a brutal military occupation of Nanking, China, that began in December 1937, it is estimated that Japanese soldiers killed between 200,000 and 300,000 Chinese and raped between 20,000 and 80,000 women. In response to the atrocities, a group of westerners organized the International Committee for the Nanking Safety Zone and attempted to shelter refugees. Among these humanitarian heroes was Minnie Vautrin, an American missionary and acting president of Ginling College. She and Tsen Shui-fang, her Chinese assistant and a trained nurse, turned the c Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes English Print version record Subject Vautrin, Minnie, 1886-1941 -- Diaries Tsen, Shui-fang, 1875-1969 -- Diaries SUBJECT Tsen, Shui-fang, 1875-1969 fast Vautrin, Minnie, 1886-1941 fast Subject Ginling College (Nanjing, Jiangsu Sheng, China) -- Officials and employees -- Biography SUBJECT Ginling College (Nanjing, Jiangsu Sheng, China) fast Subject Nanking Massacre, Nanjing, Jiangsu Sheng, China, 1937 -- Personal narratives Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945 -- China -- Nanjing (Jiangsu Sheng) Women missionaries -- China -- Diaries Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945 -- Personal narratives Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945 -- Atrocities. HISTORY -- Asia -- China. Atrocities Employees Women missionaries SUBJECT Nanjing (Jiangsu Sheng, China) -- Biography Nanjing (Jiangsu Sheng, China) -- History, Military -- 20th century Subject China China -- Nanjing (Jiangsu Sheng) Genre/Form Biographies Diaries Military history Personal narratives Biographies. Personal narratives. Biographies. Récits personnels. Form Electronic book Author Tsen, Shui-fang, 1875-1969. Hu, Hualing Zhang, Lian-hong LC no. 2009037023 ISBN 9780809385614 0809385619 1280696966 9781280696961 9786613673923 6613673927

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