Nushu - Chinese Language of Women
Discover more about the Chinese women's language, Nushu, which survived for centuries as a way for women friends to write to and speak with other women. It is now preserved through the efforts of scholars.
China to reveal female-specific language to public
From the Chinese People's Daily, an article on the preservation of Nushu and the public recognition in a 2004 exhibition.
From the Chinese People's Daily, an article on the preservation of Nushu and the public recognition in a 2004 exhibition.
Exhibition to feature a rare language
A Shanghai perspective on the 2004 public revelation of Nushu, the woman-only language spoken and written in a small locale within China.
A Shanghai perspective on the 2004 public revelation of Nushu, the woman-only language spoken and written in a small locale within China.
Last inheritress of China's female-specific languages dies
News article from 2004 details the death of the last speaker of Nushu, and also includes some history of the women's language.
News article from 2004 details the death of the last speaker of Nushu, and also includes some history of the women's language.
Nüshu, Women's Secret Script
From a Chinese site on life and culture, a feature on Nushu, including how it was discovered and how it was used.
From a Chinese site on life and culture, a feature on Nushu, including how it was discovered and how it was used.
World of Nushu
Orie Endo, a professor in the Department of Literature of Bunky? daigaku, has compiled much information -- basic and scholarly -- about Nushu, the Chinese women's language. Includes illlustrations of the characters used in the written version of Nushu.
Orie Endo, a professor in the Department of Literature of Bunky? daigaku, has compiled much information -- basic and scholarly -- about Nushu, the Chinese women's language. Includes illlustrations of the characters used in the written version of Nushu.