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- All Subjects: World War, 1939-1945--China--Hong Kong
- All Subjects: China-Politics and governments 1912-1949
- Member of: Agnes Smedley Collection and Exhibition Archive
Created1905-04-24
DescriptionIn Hong Kong: left to right: myself (Agnes Smedley); Emily Hahn; Mrs. Hilda Selwyn-Clarke and her daughter Mary; Miss Margaret Watson, head social worker of Queen Mary Hospital.
ContributorsSmedley, Agnes, 1892-1950 (Author)
Created1937 to 1940
Description(Top photo) Members of the Biyang Signal Corps. (Bottom photo) First democratically elected town officials in Central Hupeh (Hubei) under the protection of the New 4th Army Storm Guerrilla Detachment.
ContributorsSmedley, Agnes, 1892-1950 (Author)
Created1937 to 1940
Description
(Top photo) In the Communist-protected areas of North and Northwest China, and in Central China, mass meetings of the civilian population were held where lectures informed them of the principles and methods of democracy. After weeks of such meetings, and conferences, suffrage rights were given to all men and women over 18 and elections held to elect people's officials. I spoke at this mass meeting and participated in the election campaigns in many regions as a speaker on democracy (Bottom photo) Commanders of the New 4th Army Storm Guerrilla Detachment North of Hankow (Hankou), under training in their training camp