Big sister, little sister, red sister: three women at the heart of twentieth-century China

The road to the republic (1866-1911). The rise of the father of China

Soong Charlie: a methodist preacher and a secret revolutionary

The sisters and Sun Yat-sen (1912-1925). Ei-ling: a "mighty smart" young lady

China embarks on democracy

The marriages of Ei-ling and Ching-ling

To become Mme Sun

'I wish to follow the example of my friend Lenin'

The sisters and Chiang Kai-shek (1926-1936)

Shanghai ladies

May-ling meets the Generalissimo

Married to a beleaguered dictator

Ching-ling in exile: Moscow, Berlin, Shanghai

The husband and wife team

Getting Chiang's Son back from Stalin's clutches

'A woman protects a man'

The sisters in wars (1937-1950). Bravery and corruption

Red sister's frustration

Little sister's triumph and misery

The downfall of the Chiang regime

Three women, three destinies (1949-2003). 'We must crush warm-feeling-ism': being Mao's vice chairman

'I have no regrets'

Taiwan days

The Hollywood connection

New York, New York

In the face of a changed time.