Event

Pages through History: Empress Dowager Cixi: Concubine Who Launched Modern China

Wednesday, August 28, 2019
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Book Discussion Room

After the death of her husband, Cixi’s 5-year-old son became the emperor--but she was the one wielding the power, which she used to usher in more egalitarian rule.

Join us for a discussion of Empress Dowager Cixi: The Concubine Who Launched Modern China by Jung Chang. Sign up and get a copy of the book at the Readers Services Desk.

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