140th Annual Meeting (January 7-10, 2027): Uses of the Archive in Women’s, Gender, and Public History: Soong Mayling and Soong Ching-Ling, Two “Mothers of China”

Uses of the Archive in Women’s, Gender, and Public History: Soong Mayling and Soong Ching-Ling, Two “Mothers of China”

Berkshire Conference of Women Historians 7
Coordinating Council for Women in History 11

Saturday, January 9, 2027: 1:30 PM-3:00 PM

Napoleon Ballroom A3 (Sheraton New Orleans, 3rd Floor)

Chair:

Esther Hu, Boston University

Papers:

Curating “Mother of the Nation”: The Politics of Open Access and Archival Control in the Case of Song Qingling, 1981–2025
Jenny Huangfu Day, Skidmore College

Uses of the Archive in Feminist Biography: The Case of Soong Mayling (Madame Chiang Kai-shek), “Mother of China” and “First Lady of the World” During China's War of Resistance, 1937–45
Esther Hu, Boston University

Comment:

Danke Li, Fairfield University

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