How the Empress Wen Wang de-vieed the first marriage and divorce laws for China (there having been ing of the sexes. previous-Jy) and the Silk Worm Ceremony and other Emperial rites which survived for nearly 3,000 years down through the Mancha dynasty, how the earlier Han Empress dominated her wenk husband and ail-Sng son and brought the ly through a multitude of ind political crises, ruling over a period of more than 30° year: and how others of China's gre women impressed their the life of the nation, nearly al ways for betterment were interest features of the address.
"China's code for its women was simple but rigid in the old days. It comprised seven cardinal _virtues, or three "duties" (San Tsung) and four "virtues" (Ssu Te). The three duties were to obey 1. the Emperor, 2 the father, 3. the husband,' The four virtues were 1. to be faithful to the husband, 2. to be affable in speech, 3. to ' be industrious In household duties, 4. to be well-mannered.
"These are hardly applicable as they, stand at the present time, for we are all coming to believe more
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