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Social Change:
A Focus On Women In Chinese History
Images Of Women In China
Prepared
by China Project 1997 Teachers:
Lynne Greenfield, Townsend Harris H.S.
Bonnie Hirschhorn, John Bowne H.S.
Thedra McCrae, Benjamin Banneker H.S.
Georgia Scurletis, Edward Murrow H.S.
Ellen Victor, H.S. of Telecommunications
China in a
Global Perspective, New York and the World Conference, Saturday January
10, 1998
Opening
Activity
What ideas, facts
and/or images come to mind when you think about women and China?
Write these down.
First
Group - Match your image to the
image on the table.
- Read the materials
distributed in each group.
- Identify the dynasty
or historical period of the readings.
Working with the
members of your group, develop answers to the following questions:
- What are the significant
or key activities of the women in these readings?
- What roles do
these women play in their societies?
- What group or
level of society is represented by the women in each reading?
- In what ways might
this view be considered limited or subjective?
JOURNAL
ENTRY:
Using the space provided on the other side of this sheet, write a journal
entry for a Day in the Life of a Woman of the period in China.
Second Group - The
number on the back of your image (1 -5) will determine your second group.
Share with the members of your new group the answers to the questions
and your journal entry. Discuss what has changed and what has remained
the same for women in China.
Concluding Activity
- Reconvene as a group. Based on the readings and discussions of groups
I and 11, discuss the following questions:
- Which ideas, facts
and/or images about women and China have been reinforced by today's
activities?
- Which have been
negated?
- How can we distinguish
between which are uniquely Chinese and which are applicable to women
in any culture, age or society?
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