Research: Pioneering Girls' Schools in Late Qing China (1898-1911) (provisional title)
ABSTRACT:
Women’s education in late Qing China was a contested issue tied to national reform. Traditionally, women were confined to domestic moral training. The first missionary girls’ school appeared in 1844, and the first indigenous one in 1898. After the 1895 defeat by Japan, reformers linked women’s education to national strength. Before the 1907 Regulations for Girls’ Schools, many pioneering schools established before 1907 operated without state support. This project examines how these schools sustained themselves without official recognition, how female teachers and local authorities contributed to their daily operation and development, and to what extent such local experiences ultimately informed the 1907 institutional framework for girls’ education.
11/2023 - now: PhD Candidate in Asian and African Civilizations at the Italian Institute of Oriental Studies, Sapienza University of Rome
09/2014-07/2017: Master's degree in Chinese Language and Literature from Hunan University (China)
09/2009-07/2013: Bachelor’s degree in Chinese Language and Literature, Chi Zhou University (China)