▁older ▁brother , ▁, ▁who ▁was ▁a ▁journalist ▁there . ▁She ▁became ▁acquaint ed ▁with ▁the ▁nas cent ▁anti - Q ing ▁revolution ary ▁groups ▁and ▁met ▁Q iu ▁Jin , ▁who ▁would ▁later ▁become ▁a ▁mart yr ▁of ▁the ▁revolution . ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 2 , ▁she ▁began ▁studying ▁at ▁the ▁Patri otic ▁Girls ▁School ▁() ▁of ▁Shang hai . ▁The ▁school ▁was ▁a ▁radical ▁departure ▁from ▁traditional ▁Chinese ▁schools , ▁mixing ▁study ▁of ▁chem istry ▁and ▁physics ▁with ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁the ▁French ▁Revolution ▁and ▁the ▁Russian ▁N ih il ist ▁movement , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁advoc ating ▁for ▁women ' s ▁political ▁eng agement . ▁She ▁soon ▁followed ▁other ▁Chinese ▁students ▁to ▁Japan ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 3 . ▁ ▁Like ▁other ▁Chinese ▁students ▁during ▁this ▁period , ▁Lin , ▁who ▁was ▁accompanied ▁by ▁her ▁brother , ▁wanted ▁to ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁learn ▁outside ▁of ▁the ▁government - domin ated ▁system ▁of ▁China ▁and ▁gain ▁a ▁modern ▁sens ibility . ▁She ▁march ed ▁in ▁protest ▁against ▁the ▁Rus so - J apan ese ▁War ▁and ▁joined ▁the ▁Japanese ▁Red ▁Cross ▁to ▁learn ▁medical ▁skill ▁and ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁help ▁with ▁wounded ▁soldiers . ▁She ▁also ▁founded ▁the ▁first ▁women ▁student ' s ▁association ▁with ▁other ▁female ▁Chinese ▁students , ▁called ▁the ▁Mut ual ▁Love ▁Society ▁( ), ▁which ▁advoc ated ▁for ▁women ' s ▁rights ▁and ▁their ▁right ▁to ▁education . ▁The ▁organization ▁published ▁their ▁views ▁in ▁the ▁journal ▁Ji ang su , ▁and ▁Lin ▁began ▁writing