In Ming China, Where Did Women Find the Greatest Opportunities

question 26

Multiple Choice

In Ming China, where did women find the greatest opportunities to obtain wealth and influence?

• A) as performers in the new entertainment districts
• B) healers, consorts, and power brokers
• C) as merchants in trading centers such as Macao
• D) as authors of Confucian guides for proper behavior

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