Space and Everyday Lives of Children in Hong Kong

Stella Meng Wang is a recent PhD graduate of the Sydney School of Education and Social Work at the University of Sydney, Australia, and a postdoctoral fellow at the Department of Literature and Cultural Studies at the Education University of Hong Kong. Stella’s research interests include history of hygiene, history of education, women’s history, urban history, and history of architecture and health.

• 1. Introduction.- 2. Garden City: Urban Reform, Colonial Domesticity, and Spaces of Play in Childhood, 1921-1941.- 3. Building Healthy Schools: Architecture of Fitness in Hong Kong, 1901-1941.- 4. Treading a Different Path: Gender and the Literary Space at St. Stephen's Girls' College, 1921-1941.- 5. Lifting Girls: Chinese Women and the YWCA in Hong Kong, 1921-1941.- 6. Reimagining the Colonial Space: Femininity and the Everyday Life of Girl Guides in Hong Kong, 1921-1941.- 7. Conclusion