Qiu Jin

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. 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.