1400 Week 9 Flashcards
(20 cards)
What is gender?
Social construct/classification based upon sex
Role of gender in education
Women were assigned different functions, even with a comparable education to men they could not sit the exams
How is Black Jade an educated women?
Received private tuition, studied the classics, poetry, and the zither
What idea of female education was legitimized by neo-confucians?
Women belonged to the lowly earth and should not be over educated
How is Chen Yun an educated women?
Memorized Mandolin Ballad
How were girls treated at birth?
As poor social investments
Why are girls considered poor investments
They could not continue the patrilineal family lineage
What is foot binding?
Toes are pressed under the sole of the food and the girls’ bones are broken until they are shaped like an arch
When was foot binding first seen?
Song Dynasty
When did segregation begin between boys and girls
Age 8-10
Two anti-foot binding movements:
- Tianjin (western movement)
2. Fangzu (nationalist movement)
Why would having younger women promote anti-foot binding be problematic
Due to age differences and roles, older women would not feel inclined to take the advice of younger girls
Who was Ban Jieyu?
Consort of emperor Chang, scholar and poet, was very loving but was accused of witchcraft when new concubines were introduced and became a lady in waiting
What are the Three Followings and Four Womanly Accomplishments?
- As a girl follow father, as a wife follow husband, as a widow follow oldest son
- Morality, physical charm, propriety in speech, efficiency in needlework
When were women usually married or taken as concubines?
18 years okd
When can a man divorce a woman?
If she serves inlaws unjustly, talks too much, steals, can’t bare a son, expresses jealousy, or contracts serious illness
When can a woman divorce a man?
When she has been severely hurt, forced into sex acts, or if he committed a serious crime
When can a man not leave his wife?
If she has given birth, properly mourned her in laws, and if she has nowhere to go
Roles of a wife
Assists her husband, teach children moral lessons, manage the household
Who was Wu Zetian
The only female emperor, was the most competent emperor of the Chang dynasty
