Liu-Wang Liming

Liu-Wang Liming (; 1897 – 15 April 1970; née Wang Liming) and the publisher of the Women's Voice, a biweekly magazine. She organized the Zhan'en Institute for Refugee Children and the Chinese Women's Friendship Association. She was also principal of the West China Women's Vocational School.

A "rightist", she was persecuted by the communists for a long period for her leaning towards pacifists, campaigning until she died in prison in 1970. However, posthumously, in 1980, she was re-recognized by the Chinese Government for her contributions on women's issues. After graduation from Jiujiang Ruli Academy, she became a teacher at the school. Under the guidance of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU), after obtaining a scholarship she moved to Illinois and studied zoology at Northwestern University. She earned B.S. and M.S. degrees. While in Evanston, she adopted the English name Frances Willard Wong, in honor of Frances Willard, founder of the WCTU. and met her future husband, Herman C.E. Liu (Liu Zhan'en), whom she knew from Jiujiang. She returned to China in 1920. Herman obtained his doctoral degree in education from the Columbia University, whereafter he came back to China and worked with the YMCA. She and Liu Zhan'en married 1 September 1922 after his graduation. They had three children two sons and a daughter- Guangsheng (1924), Guanghua (1926), and a daughter Guangkun (1928).

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