Elizabeth Cooper

Elizabeth Cooper
Elizabeth Cooper was an early 20th-century writer known for her work "My Lady of the Chinese Courtyard" (1914). This book offered a glimpse into the life of Chinese women, based on letters from a Chinese wife and mother. Cooper's writing was recognized for its cultural insights during a time of growing Western interest in the East. Although not widely known today, her work provided a valuable perspective on the customs and intimate experiences of Chinese society.

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-Preface_. A writer on things Chinese was asked why one found so little writingupon the subject of the women of China. He stopped, looked puzzledfor a moment, then said, "The woman of China! One never hears aboutthem. I believe no one ever thinks about them, except perhaps thatthey are the mothers of the Chinese men!" Such is the usual attitude taken in regard to the woman of the... more...

CHAPTER I "Drusilla Doane, O Drusilla Doane!" came waveringly around the corner; and the quavering voice was followed by a little old woman who peered at the line of old ladies sitting in the sun. "Is Drusilla Doane here?" she inquired, darting quick birdlike glances from her old eyes at the curious faces that looked up at her approach. A little white-haired woman stopped the darning of... more...

Dear Kate: Two years! Only two years, what do you think of it! Why, when I heard the judge say two years, I nearly fell off the bench. You were caught with the goods, and he had your record with its two stretches right before him, yet he only gave you two years. You told me yourself you thought you would get at least five. We tried to dope it out up to the room, and kind of figured that he had it in... more...