However, among these talented women, there is a woman who once stood tall and strengthened herself in the face of the misfortune of life. After returning from studying abroad, she decided to devote herself to education. She is independent in thought, great in personality and outstanding in talent, and can be called a model for women.
She is Wu Yifang, the first female doctoral principal in China, unmarried, and twice served as the vice governor of Jiangsu Province.
A new woman from an ancient family.
1893 65438+ 10, a baby girl was born in the home of Wu Shouxun, the alternate magistrate in Wuchang, Hubei. Her family named her Wu Yifang, which means the smell of wintersweet in winter.
My father Wu Shouxun is an old-school bureaucrat who is familiar with stereotyped writing. With regard to adopted daughters, he only hopes that they will abide by three obedience and four virtues, be welcomed by women, and tie up a pair of little feet. Just get married smoothly in the future.
But Wu Yifen, the second sister, and Wu Yifang, the younger sister, had to go out to school after seeing that their elder brother could go to school.
At first, his father Wu Shouxun disagreed. Unexpectedly, Wu Yifen committed suicide by swallowing gold. In desperation, Wu Shouxun had to send the sisters to Hangzhou Hongdao Girls' School. That year, Wu Yifang was only 1 1 years old.
It is worth mentioning that Wu Yifang's second uncle Chen Shutong was an academician in the late Qing Dynasty, but he strongly advocated that women should accept western learning.
As a famous political activist, he is not only enthusiastic about social reform, but also advocates women's liberation. With progressive thoughts, he is also very concerned about the education of the younger generation at home.
1906, when my uncle Chen Shutong found that the girls' school in Wu Yifang had no English courses, he enthusiastically helped Wu Yifang sisters transfer to Shanghai Qiming Girls' School.
Later, I transferred to Suzhou Jinghai Girls' School with better teaching reputation.
At that time, Wu Yifang and her sister were lucky enough to receive the new education without any burden according to their own wishes.
Sudden family changes, in the face of life's misfortune, Wu Yifang chose to hold his head high and strive for self-improvement
1909, Wu Yifang, who was 16 years old at that time, had a sudden change and tragic event: First, his father was slandered and imprisoned, and he threw himself into the river in a rage; Because my brother felt hopeless to study abroad, he was disheartened after his father committed suicide and chose to jump into Huangpu River to commit suicide.
Mother was bedridden by a strong blow and died a few days later; At the mother's funeral, my sister hanged herself by her mother's coffin, ending her young life.
Wu Yifang at that time also can't stand this sudden family changes, groggy all day, nervous.
Fortunately, my second aunt and uncle discovered something was wrong with Wu Yifang very early. My second uncle stood up and encouraged Wu Yifang: If you leave here, what will your grandmother and sister do? You can rest assured that from now on, your aunt and I will be responsible for the lives of your grandparents and grandchildren.
Wu Yifang was inspired by his uncle: Yes, it is right to think about the living relatives. Wu Yifang, 16 years old, vowed to fight against fate to the end and hold her head high and strive for self-improvement!
By coincidence, I was able to grow up quickly and got the opportunity to study in the United States.
19 14, Wu Yifang moved to Beijing with his second uncle's family. Because Wu Yifang can speak fluent English, she entered the primary school attached to Beijing Normal University as an English teacher. There, she also met Normali, a warm and cheerful American teacher.
Norma Marie told Wu Yifang that her American friend founded a missionary school-Jinling Women's University in Nanjing, and she wanted to ask Wu Yifang if she still wanted to study.
In this way, under the recommendation of Norma Marie, Wu Yifang went to Jinling Women's University for further study as a transfer student. There, she broadened her horizons, received more advanced western education and improved her English.
19 19, Wu Yifang, who graduated from Jinling Women's University, was employed as a teacher in Beijing Women's Normal School.
Coincidentally, two years later, the president of horlick Women's University gave a lecture at Beijing Women's Teachers College.
As a translator of this book, Wu Yifang is deeply loved by this foreign headmistress. Soon after, on her recommendation, Wu Yifang went to the University of Michigan for further study.
She returned to China and became the first female doctoral principal in China.
During her further study in the United States, Wu Yifang studied very hard, and her excellent results made her admired by her classmates around her.
During this period, Wu Yifang kept in touch with Jinling Women's University. 1928, Wu Yifang telegraphed back the good news that he had obtained a doctorate in biology to Jinling Women's University in China. The reply he got was: I hope to return to China as soon as possible to create the future of Jinling Women's University.
In this way, Wu Yifang, a female doctor who returned from her studies, received a formal letter of appointment from Jinling Women's University, and she became the first president of Jinling Women's University from China.
Wu Yifang, 35, started her 23-year education career at Jinling Women's University. With all her talents and advanced educational ideas, she carried forward Jinling Women's University and made young women with aspirations in the whole society proud of Jinling Women's University.
Carrying out the concept of humanized education is not only the principal, but also the "loving mother"
As the president of Jinling Women's University, Wu Yifang hopes to train a group of outstanding students who have both ability and political integrity, are patriotic and beneficial to China society in the future.
To this end, she successfully adjusted the school-running idea of Jinling Women's University: let students pay attention to morality and knowledge, and establish the concept of helping others and society with their own wisdom and ability.
Wu Yifang was the first educator and practitioner in China at that time who advocated all-round cultivation of students' quality. In addition to requiring students to take both arts and sciences into consideration, he also actively develops students' physical education and aesthetic education.