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Biographical Dictionary of Chinese Women, Volume II
Tang Through Ming 618 - 1644
by Sue Wiles
716 Pages, Published 2015 by Routledge
ISBN-13: 978-1-317-51561-6, ISBN: 1-317-51561-7

"In 1378, at the age of fourteen, the princesshad married Mei Yin (d. 1405),the regional commander (zongbingguari) of Huai'an (in presentday Jiangsu Province ) and anephew of the Marquis of Runan, Mei Sizu (d. 1382). Mei Yin wasstrategically gifted and a skilled archer, and EmperorTaizu secretly entrusted him with the task of assisting and protectinghis grandson andheir apparent, Zhu Yunwen. Inmid1399, ayear after his nephew ascended ..."






Biographical Dictionary of Chinese Women
Antiquity Through Sui, 1600 B.C.E.-618 C.E.
by A. D. Stefanowska, Sue Wiles, Elizabeth Childs-Johnson
405 Pages, Published 2007 by M.E. Sharpe
ISBN-13: 978-0-7656-4182-3, ISBN: 0-7656-4182-8

"... of Duke Ling of Qi Liu-Hsia Hui, Wife of: see Liuxia Hui's Wife Liuxia Hui Qi: see Liuxia Hui's Wife Liuxia Hui's Wife The Wife of Liuxia Hui (Liuxia Hui Qi), fl. seventh century b.c. e., was married to a minister of the state of Lu (in present-day Shandong Province) who, despite being demoted three times by the corrupt government, remained in office in order to help the people. She is remembered for her virtue, her intelligenc ..."






Biographical Dictionary of Chinese Women
Antiquity Through Sui, 1600 B. C. E. - 618 C. E
by A.D. Stefanowska, Sue Wiles
Digital, 440 Pages, Published 2015 by Routledge
ISBN-13: 978-1-317-47591-0, ISBN: 1-317-47591-7

"This new volume of the "Biographical Dictionary of Chinese Women" spans more than 2,000 years from antiquity to the early seventh century. It recovers the stories of more than 200 women, nearly all of them unknown in the West. The contributors have sifted carefully through the available sources, from the oracle bones to the earliest legends, from Liu Xiang's didactic Biographies to official and unofficial histories, for glimpses and ins ..."






Biographical Dictionary of Chinese Women, Volume II
Tang Through Ming 618 - 1644
by Sue Wiles
716 Pages, Published 2015 by Routledge
ISBN-13: 978-1-317-51562-3, ISBN: 1-317-51562-5

"Alluding to poets well known in Chinese literary circles, the artist Shen Zengzhi ( 1850–1922) commented: “Li Yi'an [Li Qingzhao], natural and free, with her spirit of a man, is really a Su [Shi] and a Xin [Qiji] in the women's chambers rather than a ... a Liu [Yong].” The spontaneous overflow of emotions and a strong personal rhetoric endowed her poetry with a special power and distinctive voice, which was further complemented by a ..."






Biographical Dictionary of Chinese Women
Tang Through Ming, 618-1644
by Sue Wiles
716 Pages, Published 2014 by M.E. Sharpe
ISBN-13: 978-0-7656-4316-2, ISBN: 0-7656-4316-2

"Despite Zhu Wen's explosive temper, he respected her to the extent that he was even a little afraid of her because of her powers of perception; she was so often correct that he would seek her opinion on major military matters. On one occasion, Zhu Wen ... Zhang burst into tears. “If we cannot defend Bian Prefecture [the present-day city of Kaifeng],” she told him, “I will suffer the same fate [as Zhu Jin's ... LIU Ning Translated b ..."






Willow Catkins
Festschrift for Dr Lily Xiao Hong Lee on the Occasion of Her 75th Birthday
by Shirley Chan, Barbara Hendrischke, Sue Wiles
416 Pages, Published 2014
ISBN-13: 978-0-9592269-1-1, ISBN: 0-9592269-1-5






Women Of The Long March
by Sue Wiles
Published 2007 by Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd
ISBN-13: 978-1-74163-642-0, ISBN: 1-74163-642-6






Witnessing History
One Woman's Fight for Freedom and Falun Gong
by Jennifer Zeng, Zheng Zeng, Sue Wiles
367 Pages, Published 2005 by Allen & Unwin Australia
ISBN-13: 978-1-74115-238-8, ISBN: 1-74115-238-0

"This is the powerful and moving story of how a bright, successful young scientist and happily married mother survived detention and torture, only to be forced to flee her family and homeland to seek asylum in Australia."






Women of the Long March
by Sue Wiles
328 Pages, Published 1999 by Allen & Unwin
ISBN-13: 978-1-74176-761-2, ISBN: 1-74176-761-X

"This book, one of the few to focus on the women, tells their story through the biographies of three key players."






Biographical Dictionary of Chinese Women
Tang through Ming, 618-1644
by Sue Wiles, A. D. Stefanowska
Published 1998
ISBN-13: 978-1-78402-651-6, ISBN: 1-78402-651-4

"This volume of the Biographical Dictionary of Chinese Women completes the four-volume project and contains more than 400 biographies of women active in the Tang through Ming dynasties (618-1644)."






Biographical Dictionary of Chinese Women
Antiquity Through Sui, 1600 B. C. E. - 618 C. e
by A.D. Stefanowska, Sue Wiles
Digital, 440 Pages, Published 2015 by Routledge
ISBN-13: 978-1-317-47590-3, ISBN: 1-317-47590-9

"This new volume of the "Biographical Dictionary of Chinese Women" spans more than 2,000 years from antiquity to the early seventh century. It recovers the stories of more than 200 women, nearly all of them unknown in the West. The contributors have sifted carefully through the available sources, from the oracle bones to the earliest legends, from Liu Xiang's didactic Biographies to official and unofficial histories, for glimpses and ins ..."

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