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K. Alexander 亞天恩
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台灣戰貓. Assistant Professor of Chinese. @UChicago PhD. (she/hers)
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Finished scanning all eight volumes of the 訂正女子修身教科書 today, a text I knew nothing about until finding a few copies back in March (bsky.app/profile/thia...), and am now fascinated by. Early Minguo textbooks for girls filled with charming illustrations, some regressive values, and patriotism! 1/

Copyright info box for the first volume of the eight volume set. Titled, in English: Girl's Ethical Readers for Lower Primary Schools (Revised Edition) Approved by the Board of Education. 
13th edition, 1916.
Second Volume, Lesson 4. 
When big brother gets home from school, he teaches little brother to read. When big sister gets home from school, she teaches little sister textile work.
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Volume 3, Lesson 17: Once your classes are over, if you have free time, big sister learns sewing clothing, little sister learns spinning. 課畢無事 尚有餘時 姊學縫衣 妹學紡紗 2/

On the left, text which reads:
課畢無事 (Once your classes are over)
尚有餘時 (if you have free time)
姊學縫衣 ( big sister learns sewing clothing)
妹學紡紗 (little sister learns spinning)

On the right, two panels of images. Top: a girl sits at a table sewing a jacket. Bottom: a girl sits at a spinning wheel making thread.
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K. Alexander 亞天恩
@thianun.bsky.social
台灣戰貓. Assistant Professor of Chinese. @UChicago PhD. (she/hers)
290 followers90 following236 posts