Madame Wei Tao-Ming
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Tcheng Yu-hsiu (aka Madame Wei Tao-Ming; Soumay Tcheng) (1891-1959). She was the first female lawyer and judge in Chinese history.
in France and was the first Chinese person, male or female, to practice law at the French extraterritorial courts in Shanghai. Tcheng was also one of the revolutionaries involved in the attempted assassination of military official and politician Yuan Shih-k'ai, commonly reviled in Chinese history for taking advantage of both the Ch'ing imperial court and the Republicans.
She advocated women having their own voices and choices in marriage, and wrote it into the Republic of China
's law. She is cited as one of the influences which guided Phan Bội Châu
's development of women's rights in Vietnam.
Tcheng also known as Soumay Tcheng was the aunt and mentor to Paifong Robert Cheng. Mr. Cheng held the post of Chinese Ambassador to Cuba from 1946-50, he was a graduate of the Sorbonne as well. Additionally she is the great aunt to Ching ho Cheng who is recognized as the first Chinese American contemporary artist of the 20th Century.
Her autobiography, My Revolutionary Years (1944), published while her husband Wei Tao Ming was Ambassador to the United States, is revered as one of the best first hand accounts of modern Chinese history and has been translated into many languages.
Biography
She earned her doctoral degree in law at the SorbonneSorbonne
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in France and was the first Chinese person, male or female, to practice law at the French extraterritorial courts in Shanghai. Tcheng was also one of the revolutionaries involved in the attempted assassination of military official and politician Yuan Shih-k'ai, commonly reviled in Chinese history for taking advantage of both the Ch'ing imperial court and the Republicans.
She advocated women having their own voices and choices in marriage, and wrote it into the Republic of China
Republic of China
The Republic of China , commonly known as Taiwan , is a unitary sovereign state located in East Asia. Originally based in mainland China, the Republic of China currently governs the island of Taiwan , which forms over 99% of its current territory, as well as Penghu, Kinmen, Matsu and other minor...
's law. She is cited as one of the influences which guided Phan Bội Châu
Phan Boi Chau
Phan Bội Châu was a pioneer of Vietnamese 20th century nationalism. In 1903, he formed a revolutionary organization called the “Reformation Society” ....
's development of women's rights in Vietnam.
Tcheng also known as Soumay Tcheng was the aunt and mentor to Paifong Robert Cheng. Mr. Cheng held the post of Chinese Ambassador to Cuba from 1946-50, he was a graduate of the Sorbonne as well. Additionally she is the great aunt to Ching ho Cheng who is recognized as the first Chinese American contemporary artist of the 20th Century.
Her autobiography, My Revolutionary Years (1944), published while her husband Wei Tao Ming was Ambassador to the United States, is revered as one of the best first hand accounts of modern Chinese history and has been translated into many languages.
Publications
- My Revolutionary Years
- A Girl from China
- Le chèque en Chine
- Le mouvement constitutionnel en Chine étude de droit comparé ...
- Souvenirs d'enfance et de révolution
External links
- http://books.google.com/books?hl=en&id=iq4w7jpsYE0C&dq=wei+tao+ming&printsec=frontcover&source=web&ots=Ao7MFksS1a&sig=QbgLk8jyNUfstNXtpYa_nRBDqVg&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=5&ct=result#PPP1,M1
- http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/3462608&referer=brief_results
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- http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/3908132&referer=brief_results
- http://cbi-theater-1.home.comcast.net/~cbi-theater-1/life041943/life041943.html