THE SWORN SPINSTER Fanny Law: What'sHerName Podcast Episode 142

Whenever Teresa Lim asked about a striking woman she saw in old family photos, she was told ‘That’s Aunt Fanny; she was unfortunate.’ So naturally, Teresa Lim spent years excavating Aunt Fanny’s life in 1920s Singapore. It’s a story of three devoted sisters, ghost husbands, working-class Chinese feminists, and sworn spinsters.
Turns out, Fanny was very fortunate indeed…until History arrived at her front door. Our guest is Teresa Lim, author of The Interpreter’s Daughter.
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Music featured in this episode includes "The Butterfly Lovers Concerto" for violin performed by Takako Nishizaki, as well as music by Kevin MacLeod, Doug Maxwell, Gene Kardos’ Orchestra, Yao Lie, and Jesse Gallagher.