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Cai Chang

1900 – 1990

Chinese politician

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About Cai Chang

Lived 1900 – 1990 (aged 90). Cai Chang was a Chinese politician and school teacher.

Cai Chang (; EFEO: Ts'ai Tch'ang; 14 May 1900 – 11 September 1990)

Cai, her mother, Cai Hesen, and Cai Hesen's future wife Xiang Jingyu went to Europe, where Cai was a factory worker. She studied anarchism, Marxism, and Leninism alongside other Chinese socialist feminist scholars, including at the Communist University of the Toilers of the East in Moscow. She also helped write the Provisional Constitution of 1931. From 1934 to 1935, she joined her husband Li Fuchun on the Long March.

Cai was well known in China after 1949, where she led the All-China Women's Federation (ACWF) under the People's Republic of China. Part of her work in the ACWF included creating a strategy to help privileged women take a leading role in scientific and cultural improvements.

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Important facts

Birth century
Education
Communist University of the Toilers of the East, Shuangfeng County No. 1 High School
Positions held
National People's Congress deputy

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Cai Chang?

Chinese politician (1900-1990)

When was Cai Chang born?

Cai Chang was born on 14 May 1900 in Shuangfeng County.

When did Cai Chang die?

Cai Chang died on 11 September 1990 in Beijing.

What was Cai Chang's occupation?

Cai Chang was a politician and school teacher.

What nationality was Cai Chang?

Cai Chang was Chinese.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Cai Chang

· Wikidata: Q2933170

· DBpedia: Cai Chang

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