▁in ▁China ▁and ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁China ' s ▁most ▁noted ▁political ▁femin ist ▁activ ists ▁in ▁the ▁Q ing - ear ly ▁Republican ▁period . ▁She ▁also ▁became ▁one ▁of ▁China ' s ▁first ▁woman ▁journal ists ▁and ▁newspaper ▁edit ors . ▁As ▁a ▁journalist , ▁she ▁published ▁widely ▁on ▁women ' s ▁rights ▁and ▁led ▁several ▁women ' s ▁organizations ▁until ▁dem ocracy ▁was ▁suppress ed ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 3 . ▁In ▁later ▁life , ▁she ▁taught ▁in ▁Singapore ▁and ▁ran ▁a ▁bo ating ▁enter prise ▁there ▁which ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁fin ance ▁her ▁brother ' s ▁newsp apers ▁in ▁China . ▁After ▁a ▁de cade ▁in ▁S out heast ▁Asia , ▁she ▁and ▁her ▁husband ▁returned ▁to ▁China ▁and ▁lived ▁in ▁the ▁southern ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁country ▁where ▁their ▁business ▁operations ▁were ▁located . ▁ ▁Biography ▁Lin ▁Z ong su ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 8 ▁in ▁Min hou , ▁F uj ian ▁Province , ▁China , ▁to ▁Lin ▁J ian qu an ▁( ), ▁a ▁writer , ▁and ▁Hu ang ▁Fu ▁( ), ▁a ▁scholar ▁and ▁composer ▁of ▁lyr ics . ▁A ▁spir ited ▁child , ▁her ▁parents ▁chose ▁not ▁bind ▁her ▁feet ▁and ▁her ▁mother ▁t utor ed ▁her ▁at ▁home . ▁When ▁her ▁mother ▁died , ▁Lin ▁was ▁still ▁quite ▁young ▁and ▁lived ▁with ▁an ▁uncle , ▁att ending ▁a ▁Western ▁school . ▁Ar ound ▁ 1 8 9 8 , ▁she ▁moved ▁to ▁H ang z hou , ▁where ▁she ▁joined ▁her