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Biography of Xiang Jingyu
Name: Xiang Jingyu
Birth Date: September 4, 1895
Death Date: May 1, 1928
Place of Birth: Xupu, Hunan, China
Nationality: Chinese
Gender: Female
Occupations: feminist, women's rights activist
Xiang Jingyu
Xiang Jingyu (1895-1928) was a pioneer of the women's liberation movement, who founded China's national women's organization.Contributed by Xiao-yun Shen, Lecturer, Department of History, Nanjing University, Nanjing, ChinaName variation: originally Xiang Qunxian. Of Tujia nationality, one of the minority nationalities in China. Born on September 4, 1895, at Xupu, Hunan province. Her father Xiang Ruiling was the richest merchant in the locality and in his late years was the president of the county commerce chamber. Xiang Jingyu was the ninth of his ten children. Married: Cai Hesun at the age of 25; children: daughter Cai Ni, son Cai Bo.In the 1920s, Xiang Jingyu was engaged in the women's liberation movement, primarily in Shanghai, but also in Beijing (Peking) and Guangzhou (Canton). In charge of the publication "Women's Review," she was also instrumental in initiating public schools for girls and organizing working women. She united women of all social strata into the country's …showed first 150 words…
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…showed last 150 words…of ShimonosekiThe London School of Economics was foundedAt the time of Xiang Jingyu's death:Calvin Coolidge was President of the United StatesAmelia Earhart flew across Atlantic OceanWomen's suffrage enacted in EnglandWilliam Paley created Columbia Broadcasting SystemThe times:1830-1914: The Industrial Revolution1837-1901: Queen Victoria reigned in England1861-1865: U.S. Civil War1899-1902: Boer War1908-1912: P'u Yi Dynasty in ChinaXiang Jingyu's contemporaries:Mao Zedong (1893-1976) Chinese leaderGeorge Herman "Babe" Ruth (1895-1948) American baseball playerZhou-en Lai (1898-1976) Chinese leaderGolda Meir (1898-1978) Israeli Prime MinisterSelected world events:1898: Eugene V. Debs helped found the Social Democratic Party1900: Sigmund Freud pioneered psychoanalysis1906: Severe earthquake and fire devastated San Francisco1910: Mexican Revolution began1912: China became a republic Further Reading Biography Research Association of CPC Personages. Biographies of CPC Personages. Vol 6. Shanxi People's Publishing House, September 1982.Women's Movement History Research Office of All-China Women's Federation. History Materials on Chinese Women Movement (1921-1927). People's Publishing House, 1981. Haozhi, He. Biography of Xiang Jinyu. Shanghai People's Publishing House, 1990.
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