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The Undaunted Women of Nanking

Blanket Fort Radio Theater presents "The Undaunted Women of Nanking: The Wartime Diaries of Minnie Vautrin and Tsen Shui-fang" from SIU Press. In the first episode we learn about Illinois native Minnie Vautrin and Tsen Shui-fang as they provide shelter to thousands of women and children in the aftermath of the 1937 Japanese occupation of Nanking, China.

  • This week on Blanket Fort Radio Theater's production of "The Undaunted Women of Nanking," Bible classes resume, and Minnie obtains books for her students. Tsen worries about illness in the camp and the distribution of vital supplies, but her caregiving efforts are rewarded. Meanwhile, more refugees arrive at Ginling, having escaped Japanese soldiers.
  • Fresh water and beautiful weather lift spirits at Ginling as Bible classes and group prayers continue. More refugees arrive from the country, and efforts continue to reunite them with their families. Ginling begins mass vaccination of its refugees, but some are resistant.
  • This week on Blanket Fort Radio Theater's production of "The Undaunted Women of Nanking," fresh water and beautiful weather lift spirits at Ginling as Bible classes and group prayers continue. More refugees arrive from the country, and efforts continue to reunite them with their families. Ginling begins mass vaccination of its refugees, but some are resistant.
  • This week on Blanket Fort Radio Theater, it's the final installment of "The Undaunted Women of Nanking." In this final episode, we witness the aftermath of the Japanese occupation of Nanking and explore the lives of the Undaunted Women as they attempt to find peace after the horrors they have witnessed.