“A man dreams to conquer the world / Does a woman dream any less?” a Nüshu poem asks.
Centuries ago, in a rural pocket of China called Jiangyong County, at a time when women and girls were held captive in their homes – and by a culture entrenched misogyny – a language of rebellion was born. Nüshu (女書), which translates literally to “women’s script,” is the world’s only language invented and used exclusively by women. The syllabic script of delicate, graceful strokes derived from Chinese characters that was inherited from grandmothers to mothers to daughters forged a secret sisterhood that mutually validated each other’s daily grievances and empowered self-expression in
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