Though there exist many biographical dictionaries of the
achievements of Chinese people throughout history, few women
feature. Since the mid-1980s, researchers from the University of
Sydney's Department of Chinese Studies have been collecting the
life stories of women whose academic, professional and technical
achievements have had lasting impact on current and future
generations. This volume contains over 300 biographies of these
women, most of whom were born in China, though some were born
abroad to Chinese parents, and some are foreigners whose work has
become significant in China.It is in the context of globalisation
and a rapidly evolving Chinese society that the Biographical
Dictionary of Chinese Women: 1912-2000, is prepared. In the first
half of the twentieth century, revolutionaries, political activists
and reformers feature. Some are politicians, or who rose to
powerful positions within the government. As new technologies and
entertainments were developed, the latter half of the century gave
birth to fearless female performers and scholars: actresses,
dramatists and martial arts stars alongside scientists and lawyers.
Throughout the century, the creative work of Chinese women is a
constant theme - novelists, directors, painters and poets all
feature.This volume is accompanied by an index of names by
profession, based on each woman's most well-known research
category, profession or skill; some women will appear in more than
one category. To cater for readers who are not experts, this volume
also includes a chronology of twentieth-century events.A previous
volume, The Qing Dynasty 1644-1912, is also available.
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