A Daughter of Han

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A Daughter of Han (Masterplots II: Juvenile and Young Adult Biography Series)

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A Daughter of Han: The Autobiography of a Chinese Working Woman is the story of Ning Lao T’ai-t’ai, known as “Old Mistress Ning” or “Granny Ning.” She lived from the late nineteenth century until the mid-1930’s, just before Japan attacked China in World War II. Mistress Ning tells about her life, from her childhood and youth in the village of P’englai on the Yellow Sea to her marriage and career as a housemaid working for an interesting variety of Chinese and foreign employers. At the end of her life, she was living in retirement in the...

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