"Working Women in Ancient China" by Wen Chen (Video)

 




A 30-minute overview of ancient Chinese women's roles in their families, their education, and stories of some outstanding women professionals in history. Literature and traditional Chinese paintings were annotated by Wen Chen, a scientific curator for Caltech's WormBase project. This talk was originally crafted for the Lunar New Year celebration of Caltech Women in Biology and Biological Engineering.

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