Sinosphere: Chinese Women Rarely Take Husbands’ Names, but Don’t Credit Feminism The tradition of women keeping their surnames is rooted in patriarchal Confucian values, whereby a married woman would remain identified by her father’s lineage. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Stumble Digg Email ThisBlogThis!Share to XShare to Facebook Related Posts:Pope Francis Sought Psychoanalysis at 42, According to BookTexas, Russia, Uhuru Kenyatta: Your Friday Evening BriefingCanada Letter: Debating Sir John A. and a Remote Town StrandedStranded ISIS Convoy Symbolizes Militants’ Stalled CampaignTurkey’s President Calls U.S. Indictments of His Guards a ‘Scandal’Tal Afar’s Liberators Find the City Largely Spared by ISIS