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The Shanghainese Woman: Redefining Modern Chinese Femininity (Article begins)I. Historical Foundations of Shanghainese FemininityThe Shanghainese woman has long occupied a special place in China's collective imagination. From the "Modern Girls" of 1920s Shanghai who pioneered female education and professiona