Against the Tide: Chinese Feminism and Mainstream Ideologies in Twentieth-Century
Short paper abstracts that nonetheless contain interesting information.
http://www.aasianst.org/absts/1997abst/china/c132.htm
Asian Women Workers Newsletter (AWWN)
Quarterly publication, Mainly news of struggles of Asian women workers.
http://members.tripod.com/~cawhk/
China and Women
List of history links.
http://womenshistory.about.com/cs/china/
Chinese Women: Incorporating women into lessons on China
These lessons and the rationale given for including information on women into instruction on Chinese history are very useful. Included is an overview essay, lesson on women in the Han Dynasty, the legend of Mulan, and foot binding. Treat with caution, however, the emphasis on foot binding and this comparative lesson.
http://www.primarysource.org/library/tcus/china_women.pdf
Also see our essay: Gender Difference in History: Women in China and Japan.
Culture & Art: Women of the Tang Dynasty
Images and text.
http://www.chinavoc.com/history/tang/women.htm
The Diary of Murasaki Shikibu
Here on line you'll find Murasaki's whole diary, complete with illustrations, some in color. An incredible resource.
http://digital.librar.upenn.edu/women/omori/court/murasaki.html
Emperor Song Huizong's Ideal in Qingming Shanghe Tu: A Confucian Society with Proper Gender Interaction. This essay, with illustrations, analyzes a 12th century Northern Song dynasty hand scroll which reveals Song period Confucian beliefs about proper gender and class roles.
http://www-mcnair.berkeley.edu/98journal/ayeung/
Feminist Theory Website: feminism in Japan
List of links to explore contemporary issues in Asia.
http://www.cddc.vt.edu/feminism/jap.html
Greater Learning for Women, 1762
Tokugawan era NeoConfucian treatise.
http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~wldciv/world_civ_reader/world_civ_reader_2/kaibara.html
The Grievance Rhetoric of Chinese Women from Lamentation to Revolution
Fascinating article featuring selections from the 16th century story "The Shrew" (loved by students), bridal laments, and revolutionary peasant "speaking bitterness" complaints.
http://wwwsshe.murdoch.edu.au/intersections/issue4/mclaren.html
Human Rights for Workers
List of links to Asian Women Workers sites
http://www.senser.com/women.htm
Intersections
Feminist Asian journal. March 2002 issue on Japan has articles for teacher&older students on a variety of topics including female "outlaw" (anarchist) advocates in Imperial Japan.
http://wwwsshe.murdoch.edu.au/intersections/issue7_contents.html
Iron Women and Foxy Ladies
Posters and text to explore expectations in women's roles from Cultural Revolution to today.
http://www.iisg.nl/~landsberger/iron.html
Iratsume and Journals for Women in the Early Meiji Period
Paper on influence of newspapers and their divergent opinions of women in early Meiji Era.
http://www.japanesestudies.org.uk/kenkyu2002/Patessio.pdf
Lessons For Women Ban Zhoa
Selections.
http://www.isop.ucla.edu/eas/documents/banzhao.htm
Marriage, Rank and Rape in The Tale of the Genji.
An essay for teachers/older students.
http://wwwsshe.murdoch.edu.au/intersections/issue7/tyler.html
The Legend of Mu Lan
A list of links from Victoria Press (which has young adult readers on Mulan and Empress Wu Zetian).
http://www.HeroinesinHistory.com/mulan.html
Mulan as a Unit Study
Ways students can learn about the real Mulan both on the WEB and through good books. The site contains links to additional resources; one being a short description of the real Mulan story.
http://www.heroinesInHistory.com/lesson.html
New Pride of Place for Japanese Women
Newspaper article on contemporary life.
http://www.atimes.com/japan-econ/BK07Dh01.html
Portrait of Murasaki Shikibu
Activity
http://www.curriculum.edu.au/accessasia/anthol/reflect/refstud1.htm
Women in Asian History. Useful teacher oriented annotated list of WEB sites including general Asia sources as well as those specific to women. Some include classroom lesson ideas.
http://www.icsd.k12.ny.us/highschool/library/asiaresources.html
Women in Japanese Society: Their Changing Roles
Essay on contemporary stituation.
http://www2.gol.com/users/friedman/writings/p1.html
Women's Use of the Naginata
Essay and illustrations.
http://www.scnf.org/history2.html
Women Warriors of Japan
Essay on role of arms-bearing women in Japanese history.
http://www.koryubooks.com/library/wwj1.html
Women in World History Curriculum
Biographies of "Female Heroes."
Empress Wu Zetian: http://www.WomenInWorldHistory.com/heroine6.html
Murasaki Shikibu: http://www.WomenInWorldHistory.com/heroine9.html
Lesson on NeoConfucian sayings: http://www.WomenInWorldHistory.com/lesson3.html
Women & Women's Communities in Ancient Japan
Essay on women and Shintoism, early history, Heian period and writers.
http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~dee/ANCJAPAN/WOMEN.HTM
