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The Last Empress: Madame Chiang Kai-shek and the Birth of Modern China
2009 biography of Soong May-ling
Cover of the 2010 first edition. | |
Author | Hannah Pakula |
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Language | English |
Genre | History Biography |
Publisher | Simon & Schuster (US) |
Publication date | November 3, 2009 (2009-11-03) |
Publication place | United States |
Media type | Print (Hardback) |
Pages | 816 |
ISBN | 978-1-4391-4893-8 |
The Last Empress: Madame Chiang Kai-shek and the Birth of Modern China is a 2009 biography of Soong Mei-ling, wife of Kuomintang leader and President of the Republic of ChinaChiang Kai-shek written by Hannah Pakula. The book was widely reviewed as extensively researched and strongly put forward the argument that Madame Chiang and her husband have not been given the credit they deserve in shaping the modern Chinese nation. It has been translated into Chinese in two editions, one in Taiwan and one in Beijing, both by the same translator.
Pakula is also the author of biographies of Princess Marie, Queen of Roumania [1] and t
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Soong Mei-ling
First Lady of the Republic of China (1898–2003)
In this Chinese name, the family name is Soong.
Madame Soong Mei-ling | |
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Chiang in 1943 | |
In office March 1, 1950 – April 5, 1975 | |
President | Chiang Kai-shek |
Preceded by | Role established |
Succeeded by | Liu Chi-chun |
In office August 1, 1943 – January 21, 1949 | |
President | Chiang Kai-shek |
Preceded by | Vacant |
Succeeded by | Guo Dejie |
In office October 10, 1928 – December 14, 1931 | |
President | Chiang Kai-shek |
Preceded by | Vacant |
Succeeded by | Vacant |
In office November 7, 1928 – January 12, 1933 | |
Appointed by | Chiang Kai-shek |
Born | (1898-03-04)March 4, 1898 St Luke's Hospital, Shanghai International Settlement |
Died | October 23, 2003(2003-10-23) (aged 105) New York City, U.S. |
Resting place | Ferncliff Cemetery, Hartsdale, New York, U.S. |
Nationality | Republic of China |
Political party | Kuomintang (ROC) |
Other political affiliations | Republican (US) |
Spouse | Chiang Kai-shek
Soong Mayling (1917)Soong Mayling (1917) Soong Mayling, also known as Madame Chiang Kai-shek, was the first lady of the Republic of China. She was born in Shanghai on March 5, 1898, and had two sisters, Chingling and Ailing, and one elder brother Tse-ven and two younger brothers Tse-Liang and Tse-an. She attended primary school at the McTyeire School for Girls with her sister in Shanghai, and, in 1908, she moved to the New Jersey, where her father Charlie Soong had studied. At the age of 15, when her sister Chingling was accepted into Wesleyan College, her sister Ailing’s alma mater. Mayling, at the time, was still too young to be accepted into the college, so it was not until 1912 when Mayling turned 15 that she was registered as an official freshmen student at Wesleyan. Eventually, Mayling transferred to Wellesley College and joined the Class of 1917, as she wanted to be closer to his brother, who, at the time, was attending Harvard. Mayling graduated with a major in English literature and minor in philosophy and was a member of Tau Zeta Epsilon, the Arts and Music SocietCopyright ©backaid.pages.dev 2025 |