Union Normal School for Young Women, Chengdu, 1915
Item
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Title
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Union Normal School for Young Women, Chengdu, 1915
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Caption
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Union Normal School for Young Women, Chengtu, Szechwan, China. Taken June 12/15. Miss Irene Chambers, Teacher. Alice Estabrook, Principal.
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Identifier
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SEFA_008
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Description
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Formal group photograph of Chinese women students in the Union Normal School for Young Women. The students in the front row are proudly displaying their "natural feet" beneath their long skirts, modeled after Western styles. Irene Chambers is fourth from left; Alice Estabrook is sixth from left. In the background are wooden lattice window frames. Rolled bamboo mats are hanging from the ceiling ready to unroll to enclose the porch in the evening or inclement weather.
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Commentary
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"In 1916, Estabrook, [Kyle Simpson] married Alice a Missionary teacher under the Woman's' Board of the same Canadian Mission. She first had teaching experience in the Chengtu High School for Girls. Four Missions united to form a Normal school to train High School girls to teach in their grade schools. Kyle Simpson and Alice
Estabrook were married in the British Consulate in Chengtu; the capital city of Szechwan. The British Consul was present and signed their marriage certificate. The ceremony was performed by an ordained minister, Reverend Charles Carscallen, a native of Dresden, Ontario." (Evans 1975)
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Date Created
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1915-06-12
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Location
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Chengdu, Sichuan (Chengtu, Szechwan)
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Original Format
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Photographic print
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Source
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Courtesy of Kyle Jolliffe
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Provenance
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Curated by Alice Estabrook Simpson - captions written by her. In the care of Kyle Jolliffe.
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Publisher
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SIUE
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Record Date
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2024-12-16
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Contributor
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Cory Willmott
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Type
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Still Image
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References
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R. Frederick Evans. "The Antiquarians (The Ridgetown and District Historical Society), The Ridgetown Dominion, Wed. July 23, 1975.
