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Qiu Jin
Linking women’s emancipation with the movement to overthrow the Qing dynasty.
Poetry · Chinese Women’s Journal
- Born
- 8 November 1875
- Birthplace
- Fuzhou, China
- Died
- 15 July 1907
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Qiu Jin
Qiu Jin was a Chinese revolutionary, poet and campaigner for women’s education and independence.
Early life
Literary education
Grew up in a family that supported her learning.
Social constraints
Experienced the restrictions placed on women in marriage and public life.
Career
- 1904
Study in Japan
Left China to study and joined revolutionary circles.
- 1906–1907
Organising in China
Returned to education, publishing and revolutionary activity.
- 1907
Arrest and execution
Was executed after the authorities uncovered revolutionary plans.
Writing & activism
Poetry
Expressed political conviction and resistance to women’s confinement.
Chinese Women’s Journal
Promoted women’s rights through a short-lived publication.
Datong School
Used educational work as part of revolutionary organising.
Beyond work
Women’s rights
Opposed foot-binding and restrictions on women’s education.
Remembrance
Became a celebrated figure in Chinese revolutionary and feminist memory.
Sources & photo credit
Life, career and references ↗Photo: Unknown author Unknown author. Public domain · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
