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Qiu Jin
Chinese feminist and revolutionary (1875–1907)
For other uses, see Qiu Jin (disambiguation).
In this Chinese name, the family name is Qiu.
Qiu Jin (Chinese: 秋瑾; pinyin: Qiū Jǐn; Wade–Giles: Ch'iu Chin; 8 November 1875 – 15 July 1907) was a Chinese revolutionary, feminist, and writer.
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Her courtesy names are Xuanqing (Chinese: 璿卿; pinyin: Xuánqīng) and Jingxiong (traditional Chinese: 競雄; simplified Chinese: 竞雄; pinyin: Jìngxióng). Her sobriquet name is Jianhu Nüxia (traditional Chinese: 鑑湖女俠; simplified Chinese: 鉴湖女侠; pinyin: Jiànhú Nǚxiá; lit. 'Woman Knight of Mirror Lake').
Qiu was executed after a failed uprising against the Qing dynasty and is considered a national heroine in China and a martyr of republicanism and feminism.
Biography
Born in Fujian, China,[1] Qiu Jin spent her childhood in her ancestral home,[2]Shaoxing, Zhejiang.
Qiu was born into a wealthy family