Qiu jin biography of martin

Qiu Jin (born in 1875), was a Chineserevolutionary.^[1] She was a feminist, heroine, and martyr.^[1][2] Qiu fought for women's rights and fought against the ruling Qing Dynasty.^[1] She was beheaded by the Qing Dynasty's army in 1907 when she was 32 years old.^[3]

When she was a child, Jin did not like the stereotypes of women.^[1][3][2] Qiu read books about Chinese women warriors.^[1] For example, she read about Hua Mulan.^[1]

Qiu did not agree with the Confucianvalues saying men were more important than women.^[1] Many of her activities only acceptable for men.^[4] For example, Qiu learned to use swords and martial arts.^[4] She wrote poetry.^[1][4] She liked wine.^[1] Qiu also learned to make bombs.^[1][4]

Qiu's parents picked a man for her to marry.^[4] They moved to Beijing.^[4