Daughter of Han: The Autobiography of a Chinese Working Woman

Daughter of Han: The Autobiography of a Chinese Working Woman, a 1945 book by Ida Pruitt, an autobiography in the form of rewritten interviews with Ning Lao T'ai-t'ai (Old Mrs. Ning; 1867 – after 1938, an illiterate Chinese village woman. Her family name is "Ning"; "Lao," "old," or "venerable," is a term of respect; and "t'ai t'ai" (pinyin tai-tai) is the title of a married woman. "Ning Lao T'ai-t'ai" is best translated as "Old Mrs. Ning."

Daughter of Han: The Autobiography of a Chinese Working Woman

Daughter of Han: The Autobiography of a Chinese Working Woman, a 1945 book by Ida Pruitt, an autobiography in the form of rewritten interviews with Ning Lao T'ai-t'ai (Old Mrs. Ning; 1867 – after 1938, an illiterate Chinese village woman. Her family name is "Ning"; "Lao," "old," or "venerable," is a term of respect; and "t'ai t'ai" (pinyin tai-tai) is the title of a married woman. "Ning Lao T'ai-t'ai" is best translated as "Old Mrs. Ning."