▁Y at - S en , ▁though ▁he ▁had ▁given ▁permission ▁for ▁Lin ▁to ▁print , ▁dist anced ▁himself ▁from ▁the ▁controvers y ▁saying ▁suff rage ▁was ▁a ▁matter ▁for ▁a ▁majority ▁to ▁decide . ▁Lin ▁published ▁another ▁article ▁in ▁the ▁Heaven ly ▁Bell ▁News ▁( T i and uo ▁Ba o ) ▁ref uting ▁his ▁dismiss al ▁and ▁his ▁version ▁of ▁their ▁discussion . ▁Having ▁put ▁the ▁idea ▁of ▁women ' s ▁votes ▁into ▁the ▁public ▁ar ena , ▁several ▁other ▁women ' s ▁organizations ▁formed ▁to ▁press ▁for ▁rights ▁while ▁the ▁deb ates ▁on ▁the ▁Pro vis ional ▁Constitution ▁of ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁China ▁were ▁on going ▁and ▁submitted ▁a ▁formal ▁proposal ▁for ▁equality . ▁When ▁the ▁Constitution ▁was ▁issued ▁on ▁March ▁ 1 1 , ▁it ▁contained ▁no ▁provision ▁for ▁women ' s ▁voting . ▁The ▁women ▁continued ▁to ▁press ▁the ▁prov is ional ▁sen ate ▁and ▁sent ▁five ▁pet itions ▁request ing ▁their ▁rights ▁be ▁legal ized , ▁but ▁the ▁National ▁Assembly ▁saw ▁their ▁actions ▁as ▁threaten ing ▁and ▁refused ▁to ▁hear ▁them . ▁ ▁Later ▁life ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 3 , ▁Lin ▁and ▁T ong ▁divor ced ▁and ▁Lin ▁left ▁the ▁political ▁ar ena ▁and ▁moved ▁to ▁Nan j ing . ▁Dem ocracy ▁was ▁suppress ed ▁under ▁the ▁Y uan ▁Sh ikai ▁regime ▁and ▁when ▁Lin ▁was ▁invited ▁to ▁go ▁to ▁S out heast ▁Asia , ▁she ▁agreed . ▁At ▁the ▁inv itation ▁of ▁the ▁Singapore ▁Chamber ▁of ▁Com merce , ▁Lin ▁re located ▁and ▁became