ABSTRACT
Three main themes of modern Chinese history were intertwined in Ho Hsiang-ning's long life: nationalism, socialism, and feminism. Although she did not play a leading role in any of these revolutionary movements, she was a well-known figure in all. Ho's early contributions are detailed in 'When I Learned How to Cook'. Ho had been the first female member of the Tung Meng Hui, and in the 1920s she was one of the best-known women in Sun's reorganized Kuomintang. She was one of only three women delegates to the First National Congress of the KMT in January 1924, and later she became director of the party's Women's Department. From the standpoint of contemporary Western feminism, it might seem an anomaly that Ho should portray her entry into the kitchen as a revolutionary act. She explains in 'When I Learned How to Cook', for a young woman from a well-to-do family, this was taking on a role traditionally associated with servants.
