“Besides a well, one does not thirst. Besides a sister, one does not despair.” — Nüshu poem Inspired by a bestselling book that featured Nüshu, filmmaker Violet Du Feng was surprised at how little she ...

Modern women in China keep alive the tradition of Nüshu, a secret written language. The bonds of sisterhood, and the parallels of struggles among generations of women in China, are drawn together by ...