1. Breaking the Silence: Cases of Outspoken Exemplary Women

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Dedication v
3. Contents vii
4. Acknowledgments ix
5. Note to Readers xiii
6. Introduction 1
7. 1. Breaking the Silence: Cases of Outspoken Exemplary Women 16
8. 2. Visualizing Exemplarity: Women’s Portraits and Paintings for Self-Representation 39
9. 3. Staging Family Drama: Genealogical Writing as Ritual Authority 87
10. 4. Enacting Guardians of Family Health: From Exemplary Wife to Reformer 117
11. Conclusion 155
12. Chinese Character Glossary 161
13. Notes 171
14. Bibliography 205
15. Index 223