‘Madame Chiang Kai Shek: A Biography’ - A Booktalk by Laura Tyson Li
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The Song sisters were perhaps the most influential group of sisters in all of China's history, particularly Song Meiling, the wife of Chiang Kaishek, who has been dubbed one of the most influential women of the 20th century. Come join Laura Tyson-Li to discuss the ups and downs of Song's life, which she researched for her book 'Madame Chiang Kai-Shek: A Biography.'
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Soong May-ling, Chiang Kai-shek's laopo, died in 2003 at the ripe age of 105. In those 105 years, the most prominent of the Soong Sisters graduated from Wellesley College, won America and China's hearts, lost both their hearts, and witnessed more bloodshed than Mel Gibson will ever dream of.
Laura Tyson Li will be discussing her book on Soong May-Ling, 'Madame Chiang Kai-Shek: A Biography' at the Bookworm.
