"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 ..."
"... 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 ..."
"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 ..."
"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 ..."
"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 ..."
Women Of The Long March by SueWiles 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, SueWiles 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 SueWiles 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."
"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)."
"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 ..."