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Qiu Jin

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Qiu Jin (born in 1875), was a Chinese revolutionary.[1] She was a feminist, heroine, and martyr.[1][2] Qiu fought for women's rights and fought against the ruling Qing Dynasty.[1] She was beheaded by the Qing Dynasty's army in 1907 when she was 32 years old.[3]

When she was a child, Jin did not like the stereotypes of women.[1][3][2] Qiu read books about Chinese women warriors.[1] For example, she read about Hua Mulan.[1]

Qiu did not agree with the Confucian values saying men were more important than women.[1] Many of her activities only acceptable for men.[4] For example, Qiu learned to use swords and martial arts.[4] She wrote poetry.[1][4] She liked wine.[1] Qiu also learned to make bombs.[1][4]

Qiu's parents picked a man for her to marry.[4] They moved to Beijing.[4] Qiu was 28 when she left her kids and husband to study abroad.[1][3][2] She started a magazine called the "Chinese Women’s Journal" (Zhongguo Nübao).[1][3][2] Qiu also joined a secret criminal Chinese gang, known as the Triads.[2][5] She started a school, but it really was a way to get students to fight in the revolution against the Qing Dynasty.[4]

Another person who helped start the school was arrested and executed.[4] Qiu knew she would be arrested.[4] She did not run away to another country.[4] Qiu also got arrested because she hid weapons and saved students from getting in trouble.[1][3][2] Qiu was asked to write something before she died. She chose to write about the meaning of her name: Autumn.[1][3][2] She was executed by the army.[3]

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  1. 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 Qin, Amy (Mar 11, 2018). "Qiu Jin: [Obituary (Obit); Biography]". New York Times Company. pp. 1–2.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Ono, Kazuko (1989). Chinese Women in a Century of Revolution, 1850-1950. Stanford University Press. p. 59-65. ISBN 9780804714976.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 Mair, V. H., Chen, S., Wood, F. (2013). Chinese Lives: The People Who Made a Civilization. United Kingdom: Thames & Hudson.
  4. 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 Heroines must be remembered. (2021, June 5). Herald, The (Harare, Zimbabwe). Available from NewsBank: Access World News – Historical and Current
  5. "Qiu Jin | British Museum". 2023-08-10. Archived from the original on 2023-08-10. Retrieved 2024-03-29.