Mao era photographs of Chinese women, 1973-1975 and undated
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Summary
- Abstract:
- Collection comprises 36 black-and-white photographs, varying in size from about 4x6 to 9.5x11, some with card-stock backing. The images mainly portray women at work, as textile and other industry workers; as scientists, medical professionals, and academics; and as participants in Communist Party education. There are also images that pertain to improvements in women's status, whether for minorities or workers in general. The majority of the photographs bear captions in both Chinese and English. Several have Hsinhua News Agency markings; beyond such markings, the photographer is unidentified. A few have sizing information for reproduction, and many were likely used in an exhibition on the status of women in modern China. Loosely organized according to amount within the following topics, based on the caption provided for the photograph: factory workers, professional women, Communist Party workers, commune and other workers, and minorities.
- Extent:
- 0.2 Linear Feet
- Language:
- Materials in Chinese and English
- Collection ID:
- RL.00843
Background
- Scope and content:
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Collection comprises 36 black-and-white photographs, varying in size from about 4x6 to 9.5x11, some with card-stock backing. The images mainly portray women at work, as textile and other industry workers; as scientists, medical professionals, and academics; and as participants in Communist Party education. There are also images that pertain to improvements in women's status, whether for minorities or workers in general. The majority of the photographs bear captions in both Chinese and English. Several have Hsinhua News Agency markings; beyond such markings, the photographer is unidentified. A few have sizing information for reproduction, and many were likely used in an exhibition on the status of women in modern China. Loosely organized according to amount within the following topics, based on the caption provided for the photograph: factory workers, professional women, Communist Party workers, commune and other workers, and minorities.
- Acquisition information:
- Purchase, 2009
- Processing information:
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Processed by: Alice Poffinberger, February 2010
Encoded by: Noah Huffman, February 2010
Accession(s) described in this finding aid: 2009-0201
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- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Subjects
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- Subjects:
- Women -- Employment -- China
Minorities -- China -- History -- 20th century
Women -- China -- History -- 20th century
Communist education -- China
Minorities -- China
Women -- China -- Pictorial works
Women -- China -- Pictorial works -- Exhibitions
Women -- China -- Social conditions
Women -- China -- Social conditions -- 20th century
Women in the professions -- China
Communes (China)
Communism -- China
Women and communism -- China
Working class -- China - Format:
- Black-and-white photographs
- Names:
- Xin hua tong xun she
- Places:
- China -- History -- 1949-1976 -- Pictorial works
China -- History -- 1949-1976 -- Pictorial works -- Exhibitions
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[Identification of item], in the Mao era photographs of Chinese women, 1973-1975 and undated, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.