Chen Xiefen

Chen Xiefen
陳擷芬
Born1883
Died1923
OccupationJournalist
SpouseYang Jun
ParentChen Fan (陳範)

Chen Xiefen (Chinese: 陳擷芬; pinyin: chén xié fēn; Wade-Giles: ch'en hsieh fen; pen name: Chu‘nan nūzi;[1] 1883 – 1923), a Chinese feminist, revolutionary and journalist of the Qing era, is regarded as one of the first progressive Chinese women to utilize the press to further women’s rights.[2] From 1899 to 1903, Chen published Nübao magazine (later renamed Nüxuebao),[3] where she advocated for women's education, gender equality and economic independence.[4] After her magazine was banned in 1903, Chen Xiefen emigrated to Japan, where she briefly continued to print Nübao (now titled Nüxuebao).[5] Chen Xiefen remained active in anti-Qing revolutionary circles until her fall from the public eye in 1911.[6]

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