1. Sin Sui Far and historical relevance
She lived most of her adult life in Boston, Seattle, and San Francisco, writing articles and short stories using the Chinese pseudonym Sui Sin Far. ... Though Eaton herself was only one-half Chinese (and one-half English), she was devoted to her mother and to the cause of counteracting the hatred and prejudice against her mother's people that was so pervasive during her own formative years. ... The other theme apparent in "Leaves" and in many of her short stories is Eaton's defense of the independent woman. ... "In the Land of the Free" is typical of Edith Eaton's short fictio...
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