A daughter of Han :  the autobiography of a Chinese working woman / Ida Pruitt ; from the story told her by Ning Lao Tʻai-tʻai 

Book 1. The family. Childhood, 1867-1870 ; Growing up, 1870-1881 ; The wedding, 1881 ; The marriage, 1881-1887 ; My father and my mother, 1881-1887 ; Starvation, 1887-1888 ; The younger child, 1889 -- Book 2. In service. With the military officials, 1889-1896 ; The Japanese come, 1895 ; With the Mohammedans, 1895-1897 ; With the civil officials, 1897-1899 -- Book 3. The family. Together again, 1899 ; With the missionaries, 1899-1902 ; Mantze's marriage, 1901 ; Children and grandchildren, 1902-1910 ; Neighbors, 1902-1911 ; Chefoo, 1911-1921 ; My son is started in life, 1921-1925 ; Peiping, 1928-1934 ; The family established, 1934-1937 ; The Japanese come again, 1937-1938.

The customs and traditions of Chinese family life are revealed in the detailed recollections of a working-class grandmother, born in the 1860's.