Nineteenth-century Shanghai was a rough-and-tumble sailors’ town where only brave expatriate women dared to live. These trailblazing ladies paved the way for following generations of female writers, doctors, and professionals. On this walk with Historic Shanghai founder Patrick Cranley, we will learn about the likes of Emily Hahn, a writer, opium addict, and social gadfly in 1930s Shanghai; Yan Shuhe, founder of the Women’s Bank; Gracie Gale, proprietress of Shanghai’s most famous bordello; and journalist Edna Lee Booker, who braved Chinese battlefields for scoops, while raising a family expat-style in Columbia Circle. We’ll see where they lived, worked, worshipped, and played and learn a bit about the unique environment of old Shanghai that allowed them to demonstrate their considerable talents.

DATE:

Thursday, May 27

TIME:

9:45 AM Registration, 10 AM to 12 PM

COST:

RMB 300

MEET:

The Peninsula Shanghai (Beijing Rd. entrance)

32 Zhongshan 1st Rd. (E)

(metro line 2 or 10 to East Nanjing Road station, exit 7)

半岛酒店，中山东一路32号 （北京路入口）

END:

Park Hotel

170 Nanjing Rd. (W)

(metro line 1, 2, or 8 to People’s Square station, exit 8)

南京路170号

Please complete the online registration by May 22. The event costs must be paid in cash only. SEA coordinator is Valerie Wu, WeChat: valerie6930.

Cancellation Policy

If you are unable to attend the event after receipt of confirmation, please notify us immediately by emailing events@seashanghai.org. If it's the day of the event, please ALSO notify the coordinator listed on the event by phone, text, or WeChat.

If you need to cancel after May 22, our SEA cancellation policy applies which states you might still have to pay for your registered event, depending on the vendor. SEA will contact you to collect the fee for the missed event.