ABSTRACT
This new volume of the "Biographical Dictionary of Chinese Women" spans more than 2,000 years from antiquity to the early seventh century. It recovers the stories of more than 200 women, nearly all of them unknown in the West. The contributors have sifted carefully through the available sources, from the oracle bones to the earliest legends, from Liu Xiang's didactic Biographies to official and unofficial histories, for glimpses and insights into the lives of women. Empresses and consorts, nuns and shamans, women of notoriety or exemplary virtue, women of daring and women of artistic or scholarly accomplishment - all are to be found here. The editors have assembled the stories of women high born and low, representing the full range of female endeavor. The biographies are organized alphabetically within three historical groupings, to give some context to lives lived in changing circumstances over two millennia. A glossary, a chronology, and a finding list that identifies women of each period by background or field of endeavor are also provided.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |95 pages
Antiquity Through Zhou
letter |1 pages
A
entry |1 pages
The Abiding Wet Nurse of Wei
entry |1 pages
Ai Jiang, Wife of Duke Zhuang of Lu
letter |3 pages
B
entry |2 pages
Bao Si, Wife of King You of Zhou
entry |2 pages
Bo Ji, Wife of Duke Gong of Song
entry |1 pages
Bo Ying, Wife of King Ping of Chu
entry |1 pages
The Bow Artisan of Jin's Wife
letter |3 pages
C
entry |1 pages
The Crone of Quwo of Wei
letter |4 pages
D
entry |2 pages
Dazi of Tao's Wife
entry |2 pages
Ding Jiang, Wife of Duke Ding of Wei
entry |2 pages
The Discerning Woman of the Chu Wilds
entry |1 pages
Duke Mu of Xu's Wife
entry |1 pages
Duke Zhuang of Li's Wife
letter |1 pages
E
entry |1 pages
Ehuang and Nüying
letter |8 pages
F
entry |2 pages
Fan Ji, Wife of King Zhuang of Chu
entry |2 pages
Foxi of Zhao's Mother
entry |6 pages
Fu Zi, the Shang Woman Warrior
letter |4 pages
G
entry |1 pages
Gao Xing, a Widow in Liang
entry |1 pages
The General of Gai's Wife
entry |2 pages
General Zhao Gua's Mother
entry |2 pages
The Goiter Girl of Qi, Wife of King Min
entry |1 pages
Gongcheng of Lu's Elder Sister
letter |1 pages
H
entry |1 pages
Han'e
letter |1 pages
I
entry |1 pages
The Instructress for the Daughter of Qi
letter |8 pages
J
entry |2 pages
Jiandi
entry |1 pages
Jiang, Queen of King Xuan of Zhou
entry |2 pages
Jiang Yi of Chu's Mother
entry |2 pages
The Jiang-Clan Woman of Qi, Wife of Duke Wen of Jin
entry |2 pages
Ji-Clan Woman, Wife of Duke Mu of Qin
entry |2 pages
Jieyu's Wife and The Wife of Yuling Zizhong of Chu
entry |1 pages
Jing, Concubine of Minister Guan Zhong of Qi
entry |2 pages
Jing, Daughter of Shanghuai Yan of Qi
entry |2 pages
Jing Jiang
entry |1 pages
Juan, Daughter of an Official of the Ford of Zhao
letter |1 pages
K
entry |1 pages
The Kind Mother of the Mang Family of Wei
entry |1 pages
Kong Bo Ji
letter |4 pages
L
entry |2 pages
Lao Laizi's Wife
entry |2 pages
Li Ji, Wife of Duke Xian of Jin
entry |2 pages
Liuxia Hui's Wife
entry |1 pages
The Loyal Maid of Zhu of Zhou
letter |9 pages
M
entry |1 pages
The Man of Cai's Wife
entry |2 pages
The Man-Clan Woman of Deng, Wife of King Wu of Chu
entry |2 pages
Meixi
entry |2 pages
Mencius's Mother
entry |2 pages
Meng Ji, Wife of Duke Xiao of Qi
entry |3 pages
Meng Jiangnü
entry |2 pages
The Mother Teacher of Lu
entry |1 pages
Mu Jiang, Wife of Duke Xuan of Lu
letter |5 pages
N
entry |2 pages
Nanzi, Wife of Duke Ling of Wei
entry |4 pages
Nü Wa
entry |1 pages
Nüzong, the Wife of Baosu of Song
letter |1 pages
O
entry |1 pages
The Official from Zhounan's Wife
letter |1 pages
P
entry |1 pages
Pure Jiang, Wife of King Zhao of Chu
letter |7 pages
Q
entry |2 pages
Qian Lou of Lu's Wife
entry |1 pages
The Qishi Woman of Lu
entry |2 pages
Qiu Hu's Wife, the Pure Woman
entry |5 pages
Queen Mother of the West
letter |3 pages
R
entry |1 pages
The Righteous Nurse of Duke Xiao of Lu
entry |1 pages
Righteous Respected Female Elder of Lu
entry |2 pages
The Righteous Stepmother of Qi
entry |1 pages
Ruji
letter |3 pages
S
entry |2 pages
The Shaonan Woman of Shen
entry |2 pages
Shu Ji
entry |1 pages
Sunshu Ao's Mother
letter |5 pages
T
entry |2 pages
Tai Jiang
entry |2 pages
Tai Ren
entry |2 pages
Tai Si, Wife of King Wen of Zhou
entry |1 pages
Tao Ying, a Widow in Lu
entry |2 pages
Tian Ji of Qi's Mother
entry |1 pages
The Tushan Woman
letter |1 pages
V
entry |1 pages
The Virgin of Egu
letter |4 pages
W
entry |2 pages
Wei Ji, Wife of Duke Huan of Qi
entry |1 pages
Wen Jiang, Wife of Duke Huan of Lu
entry |1 pages
The Widow of Wei
entry |1 pages
The Wife of the Chariot Driver for Yanzi, Minister of Qi
letter |5 pages
X
entry |2 pages
The Xi Clan Head's Wife
entry |4 pages
XiShi
entry |1 pages
Xu Wu of Qi
entry |1 pages
Xuan Jiang, Wife of Duke Xuan of Wei
letter |4 pages
Y
entry |2 pages
Ying, Wife of Duke Huai of Jin
entry |2 pages
Yu Ji, Wife of King Wei of Qi
entry |2 pages
Yue Ji, Wife of King Zhao of Chu
entry |1 pages
The Yue Woman
letter |6 pages
Z
entry |1 pages
Zang Sun of Lu's Mother
entry |2 pages
Zhao, Wife of the King of Dai
entry |2 pages
Zheng Mao, Wife of King Cheng of Chu
entry |2 pages
Zhong Zi, Wife of Duke Ling of Qi
entry |2 pages
Zhongli Chun of Qi, Wife of King Xuan of Qi
entry |2 pages
Zhuang Zhi, Wife of King Qingxiang of Chu
part |161 pages
Qin Through Han
letter |8 pages
B
entry |3 pages
Ban Jieyu, Concubine of Emperor Cheng
entry |5 pages
Ban Zhao
entry |2 pages
Bo, Concubine of Emperor Gaozu
entry |1 pages
Bo, Empress of Emperor Jing
letter |9 pages
C
entry |5 pages
CaiYan
entry |2 pages
Cao Jie, Empress of Emperor Xian
entry |2 pages
Chen Jiao, Empress of Emperor Wu
entry |2 pages
Chen Siqian
entry |2 pages
Chen Ying's Mother
entry |1 pages
Chunyu Tiying
letter |18 pages
D
entry |5 pages
Deng Mengnü, Empress of Emperor Huan
entry |5 pages
Deng Sui, Empress of Emperor He
entry |2 pages
Diao Chan
entry |2 pages
Dou, Empress of Emperor Zhang
entry |5 pages
Dou Miao, Empress of Emperor Huan
entry |4 pages
Dou Yifang, Empress of Emperor Wen
letter |1 pages
E
letter |7 pages
F
entry |3 pages
Feng, Concubine of Emperor Yuan
entry |2 pages
Feng Liao
entry |2 pages
The Filial Widow from Chen
entry |2 pages
Fu, Concubine of Emperor Yuan
entry |2 pages
Fu Shou, Empress of Emperor Xian
letter |4 pages
G
entry |2 pages
Gongsun Shu's Wife
entry |2 pages
Guo Shengtong, Empress of Emperor Guangwu
letter |6 pages
H
entry |3 pages
Hua Rong, Consort of Prince of Yanla
entry |2 pages
Huan, Liu Changqing's Wife
entry |2 pages
Huangfu Gui's Wife
entry |2 pages
Huo Chengjun, Empress of Emperor Xuan
letter |2 pages
I
letter |1 pages
J
letter |25 pages
L
entry |3 pages
Li, Concubine of Emperor Wu
entry |2 pages
Li Mujiang
entry |4 pages
Liang Na, Empress of Emperor Shun
entry |3 pages
Liang Nüying, Empress of Emperor Huan
entry |4 pages
Liu Jieyou
entry |2 pages
Liu Lanzhi
entry |3 pages
Liu Piao, the Grand Princess
entry |3 pages
Liu Xijun
entry |2 pages
Liu Yuan
entry |2 pages
Liyu
entry |3 pages
Lü Xu
entry |5 pages
Lü Zhi, Empress of Emperor Gaozu
entry |1 pages
Lü's Mother
letter |6 pages
M
entry |4 pages
Ma, Empress of Emperor Ming
entry |3 pages
Meng Guang
entry |1 pages
Mother Piao
letter |1 pages
P
letter |2 pages
Q
entry |2 pages
Qi, Concubine of Emperor Gaozu
entry |1 pages
Qing, the Widow from Bashu
letter |1 pages
R
letter |7 pages
S
entry |3 pages
Shangguan, Empress of Emperor Zhao
entry |2 pages
Shen, Concubine of Emperor Wen
entry |2 pages
Sima, Yang Chang's Wife
entry |2 pages
Sun Shou
letter |6 pages
T
entry |3 pages
Tang, Consort of Prince Hongnong
entry |3 pages
Tangshan, Concubine of Emperor Gaozu
entry |2 pages
Two Honorable Women from Zhuya
entry |1 pages
Two Obedient Women of the Wei Ancestral Temple
letter |1 pages
V
letter |22 pages
W
entry |2 pages
Wang Ba's Wife
entry |2 pages
Wang, Empress of Emperor Ping
entry |2 pages
Wang, Empress of Emperor Xuan
entry |2 pages
Wang, Empress of Wang Mang of Xin
entry |2 pages
Wang Ling's Mother
entry |2 pages
Wang Wengxu
entry |2 pages
Wang Zhang's Wife
entry |6 pages
Wang Zhaojun
entry |4 pages
Wang Zhengjun, Empress of Emperor Yuan
entry |3 pages
Wang Zhi, Empress of Emperor Jing
entry |4 pages
Wei Zifu, Empress of Emperor Wu
entry |2 pages
Wen Jijiang
entry |1 pages
The Woman of Integrity from the Capital
letter |8 pages
X
entry |1 pages
Xu Deng
entry |3 pages
Xu, Empress of Emperor Cheng
entry |2 pages
Xu Pingjun, Empress of Emperor Xuan
entry |3 pages
Xu Shu
letter |8 pages
Y
entry |2 pages
Yan Ming
entry |2 pages
Yan Yannian's Mother
entry |3 pages
Yin Lihua, Empress of Emperor Guangwu
entry |2 pages
Youdi
entry |2 pages
Yu, Consort of the Hegemon-King of Chu
entry |1 pages
Yue Yangzi's Wife
letter |22 pages
Z
entry |2 pages
Zhang Lu's Mother
entry |2 pages
Zhang Tang's Mother
entry |3 pages
Zhang Yan, Empress of Emperor Hui
entry |3 pages
Zhao E
entry |3 pages
Zhao Feiyan, Empress of Emperor Cheng
entry |3 pages
Zhao Gouyi, Concubine of Emperor Wu
entry |2 pages
Zhao Hede, Concubine of Emperor Cheng
entry |3 pages
Zhao Ji
entry |3 pages
The Zheng Sisters
entry |2 pages
Zhou Qing, the Filial Woman of Donghai
entry |2 pages
Zhu Maichen's Wife
entry |3 pages
Zhuo Wenjun
part |135 pages
Three Kingdoms Through Sui
letter |2 pages
A
entry |2 pages
An Lingshou
letter |7 pages
B
entry |3 pages
Bao Linghui
entry |3 pages
Baoxian
entry |3 pages
Bian, Wife of Cao Cao, King of Wei
entry |1 pages
Bu, Consort of Sun Quan
letter |1 pages
C
letter |6 pages
D
entry |2 pages
Daoqiong
entry |2 pages
Ding, Consort of Cao Cao, King of Wei
entry |4 pages
Dugu, Empress of Emperor Wen of Sui
letter |7 pages
F
entry |2 pages
Fajing
entry |5 pages
Feng, Empress of Emperor Wencheng of Northern Wei
entry |2 pages
Feng, Empress of Emperor Xiaowen of Northern Wei
letter |9 pages
G
entry |3 pages
Gan, Empress of the Former Sovereign of Shu
entry |2 pages
Guo, Empress of Emperor Ming of Wei
entry |3 pages
Guo, Empress of Emperor Wen of Wei
entry |3 pages
Guo Huai
entry |2 pages
Guo of Western Jin
entry |1 pages
Han Lanying
entry |1 pages
Han of Eastern Jin
entry |5 pages
Hu, Consort of Emperor Xuanwu of Northern Wei
entry |2 pages
Huiguo
letter |5 pages
J
entry |5 pages
Jia Nanfeng, Empress of Emperor Hui of Jin
letter |15 pages
L
entry |2 pages
Li Luoxiu
entry |2 pages
Lingzong
entry |3 pages
Liu Lingxian
entry |2 pages
Liu Yingyuan
entry |3 pages
Lou Zhaojun, Empress of Emperor Shenwu of Northern Qi
entry |5 pages
Lu Lingxuan
entry |1 pages
Lüzhu
letter |7 pages
M
entry |3 pages
Mao, Empress of Emperor Ming of Wei
entry |5 pages
Mulan
letter |1 pages
N
letter |1 pages
P
entry |1 pages
Pan, Consort of Sun Quan
letter |1 pages
Q
letter |9 pages
S
entry |2 pages
Sengjing
entry |3 pages
Song, Lady Xuanwen
entry |3 pages
Su Boyu's Wife
entry |3 pages
Su Hui
entry |2 pages
Sun Luban
letter |1 pages
T
entry |1 pages
Tanluo
letter |13 pages
W
entry |2 pages
Wang Zhenfeng, Empress of Emperor Ming of Liu Song
entry |3 pages
Wei Huacun
entry |5 pages
Wei Shuo
entry |2 pages
Wu, Empress of the Former Sovereign of Shu
entry |5 pages
Wu, Wife of Caitiff-Smashing-General Sun
letter |14 pages
X
entry |4 pages
Xian, Lady of Qiao State
entry |4 pages
Xiao, Empress of Emperor Yang of Sui
entry |5 pages
Xie Daoyun
entry |3 pages
Xu Baoguang
entry |1 pages
Xun Guan
letter |13 pages
Y
entry |2 pages
Yan Xian
entry |4 pages
Yang Lihua, Empress of Emperor Xuan of Northern Zhou
entry |3 pages
Yang Yan, Empress of Emperor Wu of Jin
entry |4 pages
Yang Zhi, Empress of Emperor Wu of Jin
entry |2 pages
Yuan Qigui, Empress of Emperor Wen of Liu Song
entry |2 pages
Yuwen, Princess Qianjin of Northern Zhou
letter |16 pages
Z
entry |2 pages
Zhan, Tao Kan's Mother
entry |2 pages
Zhang, Concubine of Fu Jian
entry |4 pages
Zhen, Empress of Emperor Wen of Wei
entry |2 pages
Zhi Miaoyin
entry |2 pages
Zhisheng
entry |2 pages
Zhixian
entry |2 pages
Zhu Daoxin
entry |3 pages
Zhu Jingjian
entry |3 pages
Zuo Fen
