McTyeire: The School for China’s Daughters

By Tina Kanagaratnam | September 13th, 2023 | Buildings, Imperial China, Laszlo Hudec, McTyeire School Shanghai, People, Republican Period, Schools in old Shanghai, Soong sisters, Southern Methodist Mission Shanghai | 0 Comment

Young women in smart uniforms run down the wide steps, ponytails flying, laughing and talking. Clusters of girls sit and chat on the green lawn that fronts the grand building with its own turret. At first glance, they seem like adolescent girls anywhere, but look closer, and the girls of the Shanghai No.3 Girls’ Middle ...