Madame Chiangpresentation by Emily Flynn

Facts● Born March 5, 1897● Also called:

o Soong Mei-ling (born)o Sung Maylingo Madame Chiang Kai-sheko Chiang Mei-ling

● Lived in US 1908-1917o 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 Chineseo 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, 1940o The Sure Victory, 1955o 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?

CitationsEditors of Encyclopædia Britannica. Soong Mei-ling. “Encyclopædia Britannica Online.” Encyclopædia Britannica Inc., 2015. Web. Accessed March 26, 2015. http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/554625/Soong-Mei-ling.

Faison, Seth. Madame Chiang, 105, Chinese Leader’s Widow, Dies. “The New York Times.” October 24, 2003. Web. Accessed March 24, 2015. http://www.nytimes.com/2003/10/24/world/madame-chiang-105-chinese-leader-s-widow-dies.html.

Karon, Tony. Madame Chiang Kai-Shek, 1898-2003. “Time.” October 24, 2003. Web. Accessed March 24, 2015. http://content.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,526008,00.html.

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