10 Facts About Hsu Shih-hsien

Hsu Shih-hsien was a Taiwanese academic and politician.

Hsu Shih-hsien later became the first Taiwanese woman to earn a doctorate.

Hsu Shih-hsien was the first female high school principal and city council member in Taiwan.

Hsu Shih-hsien joined the Kuomintang after their arrival in Taiwan in 1945, and was later elected to the Taiwan Provincial Assembly.

Hsu Shih-hsien attempted to withdraw from the party three times, after disagreeing with the suspension of county commissioner Lee Mao-sung before courts had ruled on charges of corruption against him.

Hsu Shih-hsien was reelected to the Taiwan Provincial Assembly as an independent in April 1957.

Hsu Shih-hsien was formally expelled from the Kuomintang in 1958, because she had joined the Chinese Local Autonomy Research Society.

Hsu Shih-hsien joined the tangwai movement soon afterwards, coordinating a campaign team for independent candidates from January 1961.

Hsu Shih-hsien was elected mayor of Chiayi City in 1968, and was the first woman to be elected mayor in Taiwan.

Hsu Shih-hsien stepped down in 1981, choosing to launch a second mayoral campaign in Chiayi because the age limit had been lifted.