Life History of A Chinese Working Woman
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SummaryIda Pruitt is an anthropologist at Stanford University who spent two years interviewing Lao T’ai-t’ai about her life in China (1967-1938). Lao T’ai came to Ida Pruitt’s room for breakfast every morning, and although Lao T’ai did not eat, she would smoke cigarettes for hours while talking to Pruitt about her life. Unfortunately, when Pruitt left and the Japanese had invaded in 1938, Pruitt never heard what had become of Lao T’ai.
Lao T’ai recounts many stories of other people, neighbors, relatives, or urban myths, which illustrated Chinese customs and beliefs. I have not included these stories in this summary due to space and the minimal effect they had on explaining Lao T’ai’s life.
Lao T’ai recounts many stories of other people, neighbors, relatives, or urban myths, which illustrated Chinese customs and beliefs. I have not included these stories in this summary due to space and the minimal effect they had on explaining Lao T’ai’s life.
Table of Contents
- Ida Pruitt is an anthropologist
- In 1867, when Lao T'ai was little, she was called Little Tiger because she was the youngest of three children and loved to run and play
- Lao T'ai was frustrated by her lack of independence and decision making ability
- 'I was a child, only fifteen by our count, and my birthday was small – just before the New Year
- Lao T'ai enjoyed playing with the cousin's children
- Not long after her father died, in 1887, her mother became very ill
- Soon, however, Lao T'ai started to hear rumors that her husband was offering to sell Chinya, but when she confronted him, he said he was joking
- In 1899, Lao T'ai's husband comes back and is no longer addicted to opium
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