1. Madame Chiang presentation by Emily Flynn

2. 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 1908-1917 o Attended Wellesley College ●Married Nationalist Chinese president Chiang Kai-shek, 1927 ●Died October 23, 2003

3. 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

4. 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

5. Madame Chiang

6. 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?

7. Citations Editors 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. IMAGES: http://i6.hexunimg.cn/2011-10-25/134548099.jpg http://misc.home.news.cn/public/images/original//00/45/F7/D4/D4.jpg?verify=4585428