Qiu JinQiu Jin 秋瑾 (1875-1907) was a Chinese writer, poet, essayist, revolutionary, and the founder of the feminist publication China Women's News 中国女报. Defying the gender expectations of her time, she practicd crossdressing, learned sword-fighting and horseback riding, and acquired a traditional scholarly education. Later, she connected with other activists of China's feminist movement, studied abroad in Japan, and returned home to join a revolution against the oppressive imperial Qing dynasty government and for women's rights. When the uprising she took part in failed, she chose to die as a martyr rather than escape, which has led her to become known as a feminist revolutionary icon in China and internationally. In the brief thirty-two years of life before her execution, Qiu Jin wrote over two-hundred poems, which have been compiled into various collections posthumously.

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