A timeless and extremely valuable primary resource for understanding China between 1867 and 1937

I used DAUGHTER OF HAN in Chinese history courses taken primarily by high school sophomores and juniors. Lao Ning (old lady Ning) was illiterate and told her life story to Ida Pruitt, who, thankfully, wrote it down. Since these were tumultuous times for China (wars with Japan, Russia, a revolution in 1911, and then the internal conflict between the nationalist government and the Communist army before WWII) her personal views are invaluable. You also learn a lot about her opium-addicted husband, her children and grandchildren. This is an essential resource for understanding China.