"There is absolutely nothing remotely like this book in the history of late imperial women. [An] immensely important book."Gail Hershatter, author of Women in China's Long Twentieth Century "A masterful work."Lynn Hunt, coeditor of Beyond the Cultural Turn
List of Illustrations Genealogical Chart of the Zhang Family and Their Collateral Kin Prologue1 Jining, Shandong (1893-1895)2 Tang Yaoqing, Guixiu (1763-1831)3 Zhang Qieying, Poet (1792-after 1863)4 Wang Caipin, Governess (1826-1893)Epilogue. The Historian Says . . .Zhang Family Chronology Glossary of Names Glossary of Terms Appendix. Selected Poems and Song Lyrics Notes References Acknowledgments Index