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Stone Inscription of Thaingathu's Daughter |
The inscriptions on the stones are about an unnamed woman who lived around the year 628 Myanmar Era (AD 1266) and portrays herself through the status of her father and her husband. She was the wife of a King and a daughter of Counselor Thaingathu of the Royal Palace in Bagan.
There are two stones with inscriptions about Thaingathu’s daughter: a… |
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Manuscript (MSS 25) of Syair Siti Zubaidah Perang China |
Syair Siti Zubaidah Perang China (Malay for Poem of Siti Zubaidah's War on China, often abbreviated Syair Siti Zubaidah) is a 19th-century syair (poem) by an unknown author.
The manuscript (MSS 25) of the syair is held at the National Library of Malaysia. Other institutions also hold manuscripts including the National Library of Indonesia (MI… |
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Women's Student Record in Higher Education in Japan |
In 1913 Tohuku University became the first co-educational university in Japan that admits male and female students. The University accepted four women applicants for the entrance examinations at a time when only male high school graduates could apply for admission. Three of these applicants were accepted as students at the university.
The… |
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Oral History Archives and Forced Marriage under the Khmer Rouge |
The Oral History Archives consist of two oral history collections. The “Cambodian Women’s Oral History” project was an independent self-funded research project led by Dr Theresa de Langis between 2012 and 2016. The project undertook 24 interviews including one with a transgendered woman.
In March 2016, the full set of video-audio recordings,… |
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Collection of Sino-Nom Heritages in TrườngLưu Village |
The Sino-Nom Heritages in TrườngLưu village are a collection of 489 documents in the custody of ancestral houses of worship and private homes in TrườngLưu village, Vietnam. They date from the 17th to the 20th century. The collection includes sắcphong (royal edicts conferring a title on a person), administrative documents, hoành phi (horizontally… |
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Naebang-gasa: Song of the Inner Chambers |
Naebang-gasa is a poetic genre written by Korean women from the 16th century onwards and mainly enjoyed by women in the Yeongnam region. Through Naebang-gasa women were able to document the reality of their lives and have their voices heard in a male dominated society. In its early stages, Naebang-gasa focused on spreading Confucian values to women… |
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Papers of Jessie Street |
Feminist, activist, and diplomat Jessie Street was an instrumental figure in Australian and world politics during the twentieth century. She was active in Australian and international organisations concerned with the causes she supported. Her papers from 1914 to 1968 in the National Library of Australia document her personal and family life,… |
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