Madame Chiang presentation by Emily Flynn
Facts ●Born March 5, 1897 ●Also called: o Soong Mei-ling (born) o Sung Mayling o Madame Chiang Kai-shek o Chiang Mei-ling ●Lived in US o Attended Wellesley College ●Married Nationalist Chinese president Chiang Kai-shek, 1927 ●Died October 23, 2003
During WWII ●Wrote articles on China for American journals ●Addressed joint session of the US Congress o First Chinese o Second woman ●Campaigned American public and raised funding for Chinese campaign against Japan
Influence ●Moved to Taiwan in 1949 following defeat of the Nationalists in China ●Until 1967, was on the list of the most admired women in the world ●Swayed American policy towards China and Taiwan ●Published author o This Is Our China, 1940 o The Sure Victory, 1955 o Volumes of speeches
Madame Chiang
Questions ●Who is this woman? ●Name one thing Madame Chiang is known for. ●To what extent did Soong Mei-ling’s American education affect her political beliefs later in life?
Citations Editors of Encyclopædia Britannica. Soong Mei-ling. “Encyclopædia Britannica Online.” Encyclopædia Britannica Inc., Web. Accessed March 26, Faison, Seth. Madame Chiang, 105, Chinese Leader’s Widow, Dies. “The New York Times.” October 24, Web. Accessed March 24, Karon, Tony. Madame Chiang Kai-Shek, “Time.” October 24, Web. Accessed March 24, IMAGES: