HIST 102 Chapter 3: History 102 The Death of Woman Wang Ch3
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Woman peng"s husband, chen tai-chen died of illness in 1669. He had not been wealthy, but he left her a little money, some land near tan cheng, a house, and an ox. They had one child named lien, and it now became the widow"s responsibility to raise and educate him so that he might worthily carry on his father"s line. With determination and strict moral purpose one would survive as a widow, make a living, and bring up one"s children to be either worth scholars or loyal wives in their turn. One woman was widowed at 21 and left with three sons; she brought them all up successfully, and lived to be 84. Woman li, widowed with two sons, sent one off to work the land and put aside her money from spinning to educate the other; he passed the local exam and went on to pass the provincial level exam.
