who had been imprisoned for petty theft, prostitution, or for family connections with the Nationalist Party. Their energy in learning and hope that they might contribute to the new society made her feel guilty for her comfortable life and for remarking as a child that she wanted to stay in China because she liked having someone to shine her shoes. The turning point, however, came when she was weak from sleep deprivation and heard that one of her fellow prisoners had confessed. In 1959, Mills began her teaching career at Columbia University, and in 1960 she became an associate professor of Chinese. Later in her career, she completed a second MA degree in linguistics at the University of Michigan. In 1966, Mills became an associate professor of Chinese at the University of Michigan. In 1974, she became professor of Chinese language and Literature at the Department of Far Eastern Languages and Literatures (today the Department of Asian Languages and Cultures). She retired in 1990. Mills specialized in modern Chinese literature and published a widely used Chinese language textbook. Mills died at the age of 95. She is survived by her sister Angie. Works (selection) Books Intermediate Reader in Modern Chinese, 3 vols. Cornell University Press, 1967 (with P. S. Ni). Articles "Language Reform in China: Some Recent Developments."The Far Eastern Quarterly vol.15.4 (1 August 1956), pp. 517–540. "Reflections on a Missionary Childhood," The China Connection (issue?), pp. 182ff. "Thought Reform: Ideological Remolding in China,"Atlantic Monthly December 1959, pp. 71–77. "Lu Hsün and the Communist Party," The China Quarterly vol. 4, 1960, pp. 17–27. "Group Study in Red China: Brainwashing in Depth," In: Reo Millard Christenson, Robert Owen McWilliams, eds., Voice of the People: Readings in Public Opinion and Propaganda. McGraw-Hill, 1962, pp. 412–414. "Literary Dissent in Communist China," (Review) The China Quarterly vol. 34, 1968, pp. 151–152. "Lu Xun: Literature and Revolution—from Mara to Marx," In Merle Goldman (ed.): Modern Chinese Literature in the May Fourth Era. Harvard University Press, 1977, pp. 189–220. "Literature in Fetters," In: Ross Terrill, ed., The China Difference, Harper & Row, 1979, pp. 285–304. "Obituary: Robert Ruhlmann (1920–1984)," The Journal of Asian Studies vol. 44.2 (1 February 1985), pp. 477. Sources Memoir: Harriet C. Mills Regent's Proceedings 269, University of Michigan. Sam Roberts: Harriet Mills, 95, scholar held in ‘brainwashing prison’ in China Boston Globe, 3 April 2016. Sam Roberts: Harriet Mills, Scholar Held in