Rare 1923 CHINA Twin Travelogues Book Wenchi+ Wenbao by Honsinger w PAPER DOLLS

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Rare 1923 Twin Travelogues Book Wenchi + Wenbao by Honsinger w PAPER DOLLS Cut Outs China
Original rare vintage publication from 1923 Book with Paper Dolls and charming illustrations and photos.
This was published by the famous Abingdon press and the author,
Welthy Honsinger
was a well known beloved woman who contributed mightily to world literacy and education – ready more about this fantastic woman below!
MORE photos below!
"Twins Travelogues."
Was a series of Four international stories for children about India, Korea, Japan and China published by Abingdon Press, New York.
This set of "Twin Travelogues" paper dolls and book is about
China
.
The 30-page book tells the story of twins Wen Chi and Wen Bao. It is accompanied by “six color illustrated pages of paper dolls cut out sheets”. (7 ½” x 10 ½”)
As you can see in the pictures, this includes the booklet, brown envelope and the paper dolls, many of which have been carefully cut out and some are uncut.
I believe this set to be complete based on a photo I found on the net of what the complete uncut pages look like (I show this to you below – it is the last photo!).
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About the Author:
Welthy Honsinger
Fisher
(1879 –1980)
was the American founder of
World Education
and
World Literacy Canada
.
She was married to
Frederick Bohn Fisher
, a bishop of the
Methodist Episcopal Church
, missionary, author, and official in Methodist missionary and men's movements.
She was an intellectual, activist, and feminist requested by her friend
Mohandas Gandhi
to begin Literacy House outside of
Lucknow
, India. (She did a lot of work in India).
In 1906, Honsinger become the headmistress of the
Baldwin
Memorial School in
Nanchang
.
While there, she encouraged her girls to develop into new, modern Chinese women, often against the wishes of their traditional parents.
She was committed to the idea of women's independence, however, and knew that if she could give them the tools they needed through education, they could change the face of China.
I cannot help myself, I know people do not like to read anymore, but I wanted to show you a passage on the author from the web that celebrates this
rare astonishing woman
. . .
“If World Education is a tree, with branches currently reaching out all over the world, then its root, buried deep in the soil of Lucknow, India, is Literacy House. The light, heat, and water that nurtured its growth was Welthy Honsinger Fisher, the founder of Literacy House and World Education. “
“That an American woman campaigned for women's literacy and women's independence in India in the 1950s is extraordinary. That Welthy Fisher began the enterprise that would become World Education at the age of 73, in the midst of a life that would include teaching and traveling on almost every continent for the next eighteen years, sheds light on just how extraordinary she was.
”
Attractive softcover with a decorated front cover with gold gilt titling
~
8 1/4” x 10 1/4” with 24 pgs
Condition:
Very Good condition –
the envelope is
excellent with minor handling wear
~
the booklet is complete and tightly bound; the inside pages and very good and clean and unmarked, the covers have handling wear and a red transfer from something (this is not on the inside pages)
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the paper doll sheets are on a heavier card stock and are in excellent condition
MORE photos below!
Please remember the last photo below is NOT his set - but is from the web and shows you what the uncut paper dolls look like - just fyi)
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