McTyeire School
McTyeire School (Chinese: 中西女中; pinyin: Zhōng Xī Nǚ Zhōng; Wade–Giles: Chung Hsi Nü Chung) was a private girls' school in Shanghai.
Most of the students originated from Shanghai. The school for its entire history catered to high socioeconomic status families and accordingly drew most its students from them. Citing a study by Su Su, Wang Zheng, author of Women in the Chinese Enlightenment: Oral and Textual Histories, wrote that "parents spent fortunes to make social connections that would help their daughters enroll" at McTyeire due to its prestige.[1]
In 1952 it merged with St. Mary's Hall into Shanghai No. 3 Girls' High School.
Notable alumni
- Wang Yiwei - She faced difficulties at the school as she had a northern Chinese background and was unaccustomed to Western education. She transferred to Jinshi High School in Beijing.[1]
References
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- ^ a b Wang, Zheng (1999-07-05). Women in the Chinese Enlightenment: Oral and Textual Histories. University of California Press. p. 246. ISBN 9780520922921.
Further reading
- Su, Su. Qianshi jinsheng 前世今生 [The previous generation and life today]. Shanghai: Yuandong chubanshe. pp. 66–67. - The author's Chinese name is 素素 and the publisher's Chinese name is 上海远东出版社.
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