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I began this article in response to the following situation. The article on the Dowager Empress CiXi is linked from a disambiguation page Dragon Lady. On this disambiguation page, there was a redlink to Dragon Lady (character). This article is designed to replace that redlink with an active link, but I had not been working on the article for five minutes before someone marked it for deletion.
For indications of the importance of the Dragon Lady as a fictional character, see Milton Caniff, Rembrandt of the Comic Strip, The Smithsonian Book of Comic Strip Comics, or any other major reference to the comic strip medium.
Rick Norwood 20:26, 20 June 2007 (UTC)
The line "The name 'Dragon Lady' reflects a common appellation of the historical Chinese Empress Dowager Cixi" (Tsu Hsi in earlier transliteration) is probably wrong. The recent Dragon Lady: The Life and Legend of the Last Empress of China (1992) by Sterling Seagrave is way after the fact. I have just been through every NY Times article about the Empress Dowager written between 1900 and 1905 and there is no mention of "Dragon Lady". I am trying to research the real origins of the name and I find nothing before Milt Caniff's use of the term for his character in Terry and the Pirates. I am still searching. Jeffmatt 07:49, 4 August 2007 (UTC)
Thanks for correcting my spelling. Rick Norwood 17:52, 4 August 2007 (UTC)
You are doing good work. Was Tsu Hsi born in the year of the dragon?
The only Bok I know is Hannis Bok.
I would put the results of your research in the article on Dragon Lady as a name for a certain steriotype, originally an evil, powerful, seductive, Asian woman, now any powerful woman. Rick Norwood 12:28, 5 August 2007 (UTC)
I took your advice and put the article under stereotypes, but I had to invent another title. See Dragon Lady (etymology) Jeffmatt 04:21, 17 August 2007 (UTC)
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I don't see it mentioned in this article but part of the Dragon Lady's power lies in her sexuality. She was seen as seductive and sexually assertive (or at least flirtatious) but not in a loving way, she used her sexuality as a weapon. At least is the Hollywood stereotype that is still seen today.
Unfortunately, I haven't read all of those sociological studies that are mentioned so I don't have a citation to back up my observation. But considering how toned down sexuality was in films after the Hays Code, I think the fact this character type was sexual is notable, even if it was in a manipulative way. 69.125.134.86 ( talk) 20:57, 19 July 2013 (UTC)
I am looking to edit this page slightly for a class: Asian American Cinema. I mostly would like to add more history to the origins of the term Dragon Lady, and the history of it’s use, specifically in movies. I would like to add a section of different Dragon Ladies in American Cinema. Mostly including Anna May Wong, and Nancy Kwan, and now Michelle Yeong. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Team eggboy ( talk • contribs) 02:49, 24 October 2019 (UTC)
Somehow, this page should be edited for the 1987 newsworthy reports of then-First Lady Nancy Reagan being referred to as a dragon lady for the unchecked power she held within The White House and then-President Reagan defending her. For historical reference, this link is to the AP reporting on this issue in 1987. https://apnews.com/article/623e01c6b21615f54a6da61b0dd07ebd Vincent Ree ( talk) 02:36, 26 December 2021 (UTC)
This article is rated Start-class on Wikipedia's
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This article was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between 4 September 2019 and 11 December 2019. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): Team eggboy. Peer reviewers: PlatypusJam.
Above undated message substituted from Template:Dashboard.wikiedu.org assignment by PrimeBOT ( talk) 19:49, 16 January 2022 (UTC)
I began this article in response to the following situation. The article on the Dowager Empress CiXi is linked from a disambiguation page Dragon Lady. On this disambiguation page, there was a redlink to Dragon Lady (character). This article is designed to replace that redlink with an active link, but I had not been working on the article for five minutes before someone marked it for deletion.
For indications of the importance of the Dragon Lady as a fictional character, see Milton Caniff, Rembrandt of the Comic Strip, The Smithsonian Book of Comic Strip Comics, or any other major reference to the comic strip medium.
Rick Norwood 20:26, 20 June 2007 (UTC)
The line "The name 'Dragon Lady' reflects a common appellation of the historical Chinese Empress Dowager Cixi" (Tsu Hsi in earlier transliteration) is probably wrong. The recent Dragon Lady: The Life and Legend of the Last Empress of China (1992) by Sterling Seagrave is way after the fact. I have just been through every NY Times article about the Empress Dowager written between 1900 and 1905 and there is no mention of "Dragon Lady". I am trying to research the real origins of the name and I find nothing before Milt Caniff's use of the term for his character in Terry and the Pirates. I am still searching. Jeffmatt 07:49, 4 August 2007 (UTC)
Thanks for correcting my spelling. Rick Norwood 17:52, 4 August 2007 (UTC)
You are doing good work. Was Tsu Hsi born in the year of the dragon?
The only Bok I know is Hannis Bok.
I would put the results of your research in the article on Dragon Lady as a name for a certain steriotype, originally an evil, powerful, seductive, Asian woman, now any powerful woman. Rick Norwood 12:28, 5 August 2007 (UTC)
I took your advice and put the article under stereotypes, but I had to invent another title. See Dragon Lady (etymology) Jeffmatt 04:21, 17 August 2007 (UTC)
The image Image:Dragonlady.jpg is used in this article under a claim of fair use, but it does not have an adequate explanation for why it meets the requirements for such images when used here. In particular, for each page the image is used on, it must have an explanation linking to that page which explains why it needs to be used on that page. Please check
This is an automated notice by FairuseBot. For assistance on the image use policy, see Wikipedia:Media copyright questions. --05:39, 9 September 2008 (UTC)
I don't see it mentioned in this article but part of the Dragon Lady's power lies in her sexuality. She was seen as seductive and sexually assertive (or at least flirtatious) but not in a loving way, she used her sexuality as a weapon. At least is the Hollywood stereotype that is still seen today.
Unfortunately, I haven't read all of those sociological studies that are mentioned so I don't have a citation to back up my observation. But considering how toned down sexuality was in films after the Hays Code, I think the fact this character type was sexual is notable, even if it was in a manipulative way. 69.125.134.86 ( talk) 20:57, 19 July 2013 (UTC)
I am looking to edit this page slightly for a class: Asian American Cinema. I mostly would like to add more history to the origins of the term Dragon Lady, and the history of it’s use, specifically in movies. I would like to add a section of different Dragon Ladies in American Cinema. Mostly including Anna May Wong, and Nancy Kwan, and now Michelle Yeong. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Team eggboy ( talk • contribs) 02:49, 24 October 2019 (UTC)
Somehow, this page should be edited for the 1987 newsworthy reports of then-First Lady Nancy Reagan being referred to as a dragon lady for the unchecked power she held within The White House and then-President Reagan defending her. For historical reference, this link is to the AP reporting on this issue in 1987. https://apnews.com/article/623e01c6b21615f54a6da61b0dd07ebd Vincent Ree ( talk) 02:36, 26 December 2021 (UTC)