Shi Liang
Shi Liang (Chinese: 史良; pinyin: Shǐ Liáng; Wade–Giles: Shih Liang; March 27, 1900 – September 6, 1985) was a prominent lawyer and activist of the Republic of China. She was the only woman arrested in what was known as the Seven Gentlemen Incident on the eve of war with Japan in 1936. In 1949, she became the Minister of Justice of the People's Republic of China.
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| Born | March 27, 1900 |
| Died | September 6, 1985 (aged 85) |
| Nationality | PRC |
| Citizenship | PRC |
Biography
Shi Liang was born in Changzhou, Jiangsu in 1900. She was educated in Shanghai and became a lawyer there. She and other six intellectuals were arrested by Chiang Kai-shek's government in 1936, which is known as the Seven Gentlemen Incident.[1]
Cai Chang and Shi Liang on Tian'anmen 1950
Shi was the first Minister of Justice of the People's Republic of China from 1949 to 1959. [2]
References
- Lee, Lily Xiao Hong (2016). "Shi Liang". Biographical Dictionary of Chinese Women. Volume 2. London: Routldge. pp. 450–455.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Shan, Patrick Fuliang (2013), "Demythologizing Politicized Myths: A New Interpretation of the Seven Gentlemen Incident", Frontiers of History in China, 8 (1): 51–77CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
Notes
- Shan (2013), pp. 51-77.
- Lee (2016), pp. 454-455.
External links
- (in Chinese) Biography of Shi Liang
- (in Chinese) Profile of Shi Liang
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| Preceded by New office |
Minister of Justice 1949–1959 |
Succeeded by Wei Wenbo |
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| Preceded by Yang Mingxuan |
Chairperson of China Democratic League 1979–1985 |
Succeeded by Hu Yuzhi |
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