Li Xiuying in hospital, Nanjing Massacre

Title

Li Xiuying in hospital, Nanjing Massacre

Creator

John Magee (attributed)

Subject

Nanjing Massacre; Li Xiuying; wartime sexual violence; war crimes; Second Sino-Japanese War

Description

Photograph of Li Xiuying receiving medical treatment at Drum Tower Hospital, taken by American missionary John Magee. Li Xiuying was a 19-year-old woman, seven months pregnant, who sustained over 30 wounds after resisting rape by Japanese soldiers on December 19, 1937. She was treated by American surgeon Robert Wilson.

Publisher

Wikimedia Commons (repository)

Date

1937-12

Type

Still Image

Source

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:LI_Xiuying_in_hospital,_Nanking_massacre.jpg

Rights

Public Domain

Files

Citation

John Magee (attributed), “Li Xiuying in hospital, Nanjing Massacre,” Santa Clara University Digital Exhibits, accessed May 6, 2026, https://dh.scu.edu/exhibits/items/show/5836.

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