▁a ▁teacher . ▁She ▁married ▁a ▁merchant ▁from ▁H ang z hou ▁and ▁they ▁ran ▁a ▁successful ▁bo ating ▁business ▁becoming ▁quite ▁well - to - do . ▁Lin ▁used ▁her ▁proceed s ▁to ▁help ▁her ▁brother ▁fin ance ▁his ▁newspaper . ▁In ▁March ▁ 1 9 2 2 , ▁the ▁couple ▁returned ▁to ▁Be ij ing , ▁but ▁due ▁to ▁her ▁husband ' s ▁business ▁interests , ▁soon ▁re located ▁to ▁Ka if eng , ▁in ▁Hen an ▁province . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 5 , ▁the ▁couple ' s ▁only ▁child ▁died ▁and ▁gr ief - st icken , ▁Lin ▁joined ▁her ▁brother ▁in ▁Be ij ing . ▁After ▁he ▁was ▁killed ▁the ▁following ▁year , ▁she ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁south . ▁When ▁the ▁Second ▁S ino - J apan ese ▁War ▁broke ▁out , ▁the ▁family ▁moved ▁to ▁Kun ming , ▁in ▁Y unn an ▁Province , ▁where ▁she ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 4 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Cit ations ▁ ▁S ources ▁ ▁Category : 1 8 7 8 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 4 4 ▁death s ▁Category : S uff rag ists ▁Category : Ch inese ▁femin ists ▁Category : Ch inese ▁women ' s ▁rights ▁activ ists ▁Category : Ch inese ▁women ▁writers ▁Category : Ch inese ▁women ▁journal ists ▁Category : W rit ers ▁from ▁F uz hou ▁Category : Q ing ▁dynast y ▁ess ay ists ▁Category : Rep ublic ▁of ▁China ▁ess ay ists ▁Category : Rep ublic ▁of