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Love and independence shift women roles in China and America
A fragment from a 1915 article traces changes in Chinese society as women seek education and love over arranged marriages. It highlights reformers like Li Wei Joe and doctor Hie Lin, who pursue professional aims abroad while traditional matchmakers fade, and tells of Mrs Chen in Philadelphia advocating a new order for Chinese women in the Orient.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kipling
Cathay
Nippon
Feminiam
Syatere
Acta
Jove
Bara-Kirt
Frinceau Juea
Beng
America
Ahmad
Eng
Leand
Bie
Trisce
sTony
Hie Ding Lin
China
Mary Thompson
Obatetrica
Alto
Song
Chen
Media
Milladelphia
Mr. Chen
Mel
New York City
Aloued