The Undaunted Women of Nanking: The Wartime Diaries of Minnie Vautrin and Tsen Shui-Fang - Tapa dura

"These valuable accounts in their respective languages are primary sources providing vivid witness to the tragic Rape of Nanking."--Joyce Lebra, author of Women in Changing Japan "This book offers a rare glimpse into the inner worlds of two remarkable women during the dark moments of wartime violence against civilians in Nanjing. The juxtaposition of the diary of Tsen Shui-fang with that of the American Minnie Vautrin presents a wealth of opportunities to explore critical issues such as women and war, national identity, and humanitarianism in early twentieth-century East Asia."--Daqing Yang, author of Technology of Empire: Telecommunications and Japanese Imperiali "These diaries are crucial documents of courage and mercy in the face of appalling human brutality." --Kasahara Tokushi, author of One Hundred Days in the Nanjing Refugee Zone "The diaries stand as timeless testimonials to the horrors of war, and especially the price women pay, echoed in Vautrin's repeated lament 'Someday I would like the women of Japan to know some of these sad, sad, stories.'"--Ivy Lee, California State University, Sacramento "This book is a significant contribution to the study of the Nanjing Massacre. It will help researchers and the general public to better understand what really happened during those terrible dark days."--Sun Zhai-wei, author of To Verify History: Research and Deliberation on the Nanjing Massacre "These valuable accounts in their respective languages are primary sources providing vivid witness to the tragic Rape of Nanking."--Joyce Lebra, author of Women in Changing Japan "This book offers a rare glimpse into the inner worlds of two remarkable women during the dark moments of wartime violence against civilians in Nanjing. The juxtaposition of the diary of Tsen Shui-fang with that of the American Minnie Vautrin presents a wealth of opportunities to explore critical issues such as women and war, national identity, and humanitarianism in early twentieth-century East Asia."--Daqing Yang, author of Technology of Empire: Telecommunications and Japanese Imperiali

Tells the story of the 'Rape of Nanking' through the diaries of two remarkable women - Minnie Vautrin, an American missionary, and Tsen Shui-fang, her Chinese assistant and a trained nurse. Between them they protected more than 10,000 women and children during the height of the ordeal. Despite being physically and mentally exhausted they kept detailed diaries during the occupation which provide vital eyewitness accounts of the Rape of Nanking and its aftermath.