1. Deng Yuzhi known as Cora Deng, was a Chinese social and Christian activist, and a feminist.
16 Facts About Deng Yuzhi
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Deng Yuzhi established night schools for the women workers of industrial establishments, and fought for their rights.
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Deng Yuzhi was born in 1900 in Shashi, Hubei Province.
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Deng Yuzhi's family had large land holdings and pursued business enterprises.
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Deng Yuzhi was eight years old when she moved with her family from Shashi to Changsha in Hunan province.
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Deng Yuzhi decided to be an independent woman, remain unmarried, and live the life of a "new woman".
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Deng Yuzhi agreed on the condition that after marriage, she would be allowed to continue her studies, find work, follow her Christian faith, and would not be forced to observe traditional Chinese religious dogmas.
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Deng Yuzhi entered Ginling College in Nanjing around 1923, studying applied sociology.
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Deng Yuzhi started working at this time with the woman brocade workers in support of their causes, albeit her husband pursued her to return to the marriage.
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Deng Yuzhi worked as a consultant from time to time to the YWCA of Changshu, Shanghai, Wuhan, Chongqing, Guiyang, Kunming, and Hong Kong.
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Deng Yuzhi then established night schools in Shanghai and Guangzhou for women workers.
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Deng Yuzhi created "refugee camps and welfare stations for the families of soldiers", and helped soldiers write letters to their families.
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Deng Yuzhi convinced the then Kuomintang government to honor the compensation rights due to the families of soldiers.
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In 1938, Deng Yuzhi was invited by Soong Mayling to take part in a conference of women leaders in different fields, which included women from the communists group, to have a unified approach to address women's issues.
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In 1948, when the People's Republic of China became a reality, Deng Yuzhi was one of the persons among many religious leaders invited to advise PRC on religious issues.
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Deng Yuzhi was then appointed as the vice-chair of a committee set up to decide on the status of the Chinese Christian Church as an independent identity, without control from external organizations.