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Early Women Writers

Song Ruoshen (Ruoxian)

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Author

Song Ruoshen (Ruoxian)

Location

Chang'an (Xi'an)

Dates

ca. 768-820

Biography

Court appointed scholar- teacher and poet. Eldest daughter of scholar, Song Tingfen. Along with 4 sisters, granted office at court and employed as court poet and teacher-scholar. Wrote Women's Analects, with sister Song ruozhou, which was compiled into the 4 Books for Women in 1624.

Works

Womens Analects (Nǚ lúnyǔ)

Languages

Mandarin

Genres

Conduct Scholarship, Poetry

Editions and Translations

4 Books for Women (Women's Analects (Nǚ lúnyǔ)

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