Wu - Once iron girls essays on gender by post-Mao Chinese literary women

I must express my gratitude to all who have helped me in one way or another. I am indebted deeply to Daoming Chen, my dear husband, for offering wisdom and hugs whenever I need them; to T. Donna Chen, my beloved daughter, for reading the book in its infancy; to the University Research Council at the University of Central Arkansas for a travel grant and several summer research stipends that enabled me to complete the field work in China and the manuscript; to Professor Marcy Tucker at Texas A&M University at Kingsville, for critiquing the manuscript and offering her insight; and to the Lexington Books editor, Michael Sisskin, for his assistance and appreciation of Chinese literary feminism. And all my other colleaguesProfessor Roger Ames at the University of Hawaii, Professor Patricia Bizzell at the College of the Holy Cross, Professors Cheryl Glenn and Xiaoye You at the Penn State University, and anonymous reviewers of my manuscript, are aware of my appreciation of their recommendations of and interest in this book.

Special thank-you notes go to Professor C. Jan Swearingen at Texas A&M University for her long-term friendship and persistent support, Professor Emeritus Winifred B. Horner, and Professor Linda Hughes. Dr. Horners courses aroused my passion for comparative studies of rhetoric. Dr. Hughess remark that One must have freedom to quest is my inspiration of all time.

Without these peoples support and inspiration, I could not have brought Chinese literary womens feminist philosophy and rhetoric to this side of the Pacific. Thank you.

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