35 moments

1. Birth in Pudong

   1898-03-04 · Neishidi, Pudong, Shanghai, China

   Soong Mei-ling was born into the Soong family in Pudong, Shanghai. The source identifies the historic family house but does not provide a mappable street-level coordinate; coordinates represent central Shanghai.

2. Schooling in Summit

   1907-01-01 · Summit, New Jersey, United States

   Her father sent Mei-ling and her sister Soong Ching-ling to continue their education in the United States. The private school is not identified; coordinates represent Summit.

3. Move to Wesleyan College

   1908-01-01 · Wesleyan College, Macon, Georgia, United States

   She moved with her sister to Macon to join Soong Ai-ling at Wesleyan College.

4. Piedmont College year

   1908-01-01 · Piedmont College, Demorest, Georgia, United States

   Mei-ling spent a school year in Demorest and enrolled as an eighth-grade student at Piedmont College. The source gives a school-year duration but not precise start and end dates.

5. Stayed at Wesleyan College

   1909-01-01 · Wesleyan College, Macon, Georgia, United States

   After receiving permission from Wesleyan’s president, Mei-ling remained at the college with assigned tutors.

6. Brief attendance at Fairmount College

   1910-01-01 · Fairmount College, Monteagle, Tennessee, United States

   She briefly attended Fairmount College in Monteagle, Tennessee. Fairmount College no longer operates; coordinates represent Monteagle.

7. Freshman registration at Wesleyan

   1912-01-01 · Wesleyan College, Macon, Georgia, United States

   Mei-ling was formally registered as a freshman at Wesleyan College.

8. Transfer to Wellesley College

   1914-01-01 · Wellesley College, Wellesley, Massachusetts, United States

   She transferred from Wesleyan to Wellesley College, where she completed her undergraduate education. The source dates her Wesleyan freshman registration to 1912 and says she transferred two years later.

9. Graduation from Wellesley

   1917-06-19 · Wellesley College, Wellesley, Massachusetts, United States

   She graduated from Wellesley College as a Durant Scholar, majoring in English literature and minoring in philosophy.

10. Marriage to Chiang Kai-shek

    1927-12-01 · Shanghai, China

    

    Soong Mei-ling married Chiang Kai-shek in Shanghai, beginning a political partnership that lasted until his death in 1975. The specific wedding venue is not identified; coordinates represent central Shanghai.

11. Summer stay at Mei Lu Villa

    1934-01-01 · Mei Lu Villa, Guling, Jiujiang, Jiangxi, China

    A villa was provided for Soong at Kuling on Mount Lu; she and Chiang usually stayed there in summer. The source establishes summer stays but does not give dates for individual visits.

12. Negotiations during the Xi'an Incident

    1936-12-01 · Xi'an, Shaanxi, China

    

    Soong traveled to Xi'an during the crisis following Chiang Kai-shek’s detention and participated in negotiations for his release. The source situates this return within the December 1936 Xi'an Incident; it does not state an exact calendar date in the quoted passage.

13. Return to Nanjing after Xi'an Incident

    1936-12-26 · Nanjing, Jiangsu, China

    

    After Chiang’s release, Soong returned from Xi'an to Nanjing with him and Zhang Xueliang. The source’s preceding context identifies “Soong” in this sentence as Soong Mei-ling.

14. Visit to Burma with Chiang and Stilwell

    1942-04-01 · Burma

    

    Soong appeared with Chiang Kai-shek and U.S. Lieutenant General Joseph Stilwell in Burma during the wartime alliance. The evidence is a dated photograph caption. The specific location in Burma is not identified; coordinates are a representative national point.

15. Address to Congress

    1943-02-18 · United States Capitol, Washington, D.C., United States

    

    During her United States wartime tour, Soong made remarks in the Senate Chamber and delivered a prepared address in the House Chamber.

16. White House press conference

    1943-02-19 · White House, Washington, D.C., United States

    

    The day after addressing Congress, Soong joined Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt for a White House press conference.

17. Madison Square Garden address

    1943-03-02 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, United States

    As part of her American wartime tour, Soong gave an address at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The historic Madison Square Garden building used in 1943 was a predecessor venue; coordinates represent the present Madison Square Garden site.

18. Wellesley wartime speech

    1943-03-07 · Wellesley College, Wellesley, Massachusetts, United States

    

    Soong returned to her alma mater during her 1943 United States tour to address the Wellesley community. The archival item title documents the speaker, venue, and date.

19. Chicago Stadium speech

    1943-03-22 · Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, United States

    Soong addressed an audience at Chicago Stadium while lobbying American support for China’s war effort. Chicago Stadium was demolished in 1995; coordinates represent its former site.

20. Civic Auditorium speech

    1943-03-27 · Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California, United States

    Soong spoke at San Francisco’s Civic Auditorium during her cross-country wartime tour. The venue is now known as the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium.

21. Hollywood Bowl address

    1943-04-04 · Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, California, United States

    

    Soong delivered the final public appearance of her United States tour before an audience of about 30,000 at the Hollywood Bowl.

22. Cairo Conference arrival

    1943-11-21 · Cairo, Egypt

    

    Soong accompanied Chiang Kai-shek to Cairo for the Allied conference on the war against Japan. The source does not specify a conference building; coordinates represent central Cairo.

23. Meeting with Roosevelt at Cairo Conference

    1943-11-26 · Cairo, Egypt

    

    At the Cairo Conference, Soong met President Franklin D. Roosevelt to discuss a proposed loan plan for China. The source identifies Cairo as the location of the conference but not the specific meeting venue.

24. Move to Taiwan

    1949-01-01 · Taiwan

    Following the Nationalist defeat in the Chinese Civil War, Soong accompanied Chiang Kai-shek to Taiwan. The source supplies only the year and island-level destination.

25. Return visit to Wellesley

    1953-03-20 · Wellesley College, Wellesley, Massachusetts, United States

    Soong returned to Wellesley College and delivered an address there. The archival finding aid identifies the address, venue, and date.

26. Taipei appearance with Chiang

    1955-01-01 · Taipei, Taiwan

    

    A contemporary photograph records Soong Mei-ling with Chiang Kai-shek in Taipei. Evidence is a dated photograph caption; the specific site in Taipei is not identified.

27. Visit to wounded soldiers

    1958-01-01 · Beitou, Taipei, Taiwan

    

    Soong visited wounded soldiers at the Republic of China Army’s Beitou Hospital during Double Ten National Day celebrations. The caption dates the visit only approximately; coordinates represent Beitou because the historic hospital site is not specified.

28. Wellesley visit at Jewett Arts Center

    1958-12-01 · Jewett Arts Center, Wellesley College, Wellesley, Massachusetts, United States

    An archival photograph documents Soong at Wellesley College’s Jewett Arts Center. The record is for a photograph titled “Mme. Chiang Kai-shek at Wellesley College.”

29. Emigration to Lattingtown

    1975-01-01 · Lattingtown, New York, United States

    After Chiang Kai-shek’s death, Soong emigrated from Taiwan to her family estate in Lattingtown, New York. The source does not provide the estate’s address; coordinates represent Lattingtown.

30. Return to Taiwan after Chiang Ching-kuo's death

    1988-01-01 · Taiwan

    Soong returned to Taiwan after the death of Chiang Ching-kuo, seeking to support allies within the Nationalist political establishment. The source identifies only Taiwan, not a specific locality.

31. Final visit to Taiwan

    1995-01-01 · Taiwan

    Her final recorded visit to Taiwan occurred in 1995. The source provides only the year and island-level location.

32. Honored at the United States Capitol

    1995-07-26 · United States Capitol, Washington, D.C., United States

    Soong attended a Washington reception honoring her in connection with the fiftieth anniversary of the end of World War II. The dated image description is listed in the article’s external links.

33. Residence at 10 Gracie Square

    2000-01-01 · 10 Gracie Square, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States

    After selling her Long Island estate, Soong moved to her niece’s apartment at 10 Gracie Square on Manhattan’s Upper East Side.

34. Chinese-painting exhibition

    2001-01-01 · New York City, New York, United States

    At age 103, Soong held an exhibition of her Chinese paintings in New York. Her age establishes the year as 2001 based on the header birth date; the exhibition venue is not identified.

35. Death in Manhattan

    2003-10-23 · 10 Gracie Square, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States

    Soong Mei-ling died in her Manhattan apartment in New York City at age 105. The article identifies her final residence as the 10 Gracie Square apartment.