Xiang Jingyu, formerly known as Xiang Junxian,1born in September, 895, is from Xupu, Hunan, and a Tujia nationality. 19 12 was admitted to Hunan provincial No.1 normal school for women with excellent results, and transferred to Nan Zhou girls' school two years later, and was renamed as Xiang Jingyu, indicating its high vigilance and resistance to feudal forces. Nan Zhou Girls' School is known as "the cradle of female revolutionaries". Xiang Jingyu met Cai Chang here, and through her, Cai Hesen and Mao Zedong.
19 19 autumn, Xiang Jingyu joined the Xinmin society, a revolutionary group founded by Mao Zedong and Cai Hesen. In June 5438+10 in the same year, Xiang Jingyu and Cai Chang organized Hunan women's work-study programs in France and became the founders of Hunan women's work-study programs. In February, 65438, Xiang Jingyu and Cai Hesen went to France to work and study together. * * * The same ideals and beliefs made them fall in love. 1920, they got married in Mondani, France. The wedding photo shows them sitting side by side reading Das Kapital, which shows that their belief in Marxism is the ideological basis of their combination. Xiang Jingyu returned to China at the end of 192 1 at the beginning of 1922, and began to lead the earliest proletarian women's movement in China. She has drafted many important guiding documents such as the Resolution of the Women's Movement for the Women's Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, and published many articles about the women's liberation movement such as The Recent Women's Movement in China, The New Era of the China Women's Propaganda Movement, and The Women's Movement Foundation. She has trained a large number of women cadres and made indelible contributions in the history of the women's liberation movement. From 65438 to 0924, Xiang Jingyu directly participated in and led the strike of Zhabei Silk Factory and Nanyang Tobacco Factory, and the strike finally won. These two strikes made ideological and organizational preparations for the arrival of a new climax of the workers' movement. 1925 In May, Xiang Jingyu was appointed as the director of the Women's Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and was elected as the 4th members of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee of the Communist Party of China. After the May 30th tragedy, Xiang Jingyu led the Shanghai women's circles to participate in the patriotic struggle against imperialism. 1925 10, Xiang Jingyu went to Moscow Oriental Laborers Productive University to study. 1927 returned to China and worked in the Propaganda Department of Hankou Municipal Committee and the Propaganda Department of the Municipal Federation of Trade Unions. After the failure of the Great Revolution, most leading comrades of the Party moved one after another. Xiang Jingyu took the initiative to stay in Wuhan and persisted in the underground struggle. Xiang Jingyu said that the three towns in Wuhan are important strongholds of our party, and many important responsible comrades have died. As soon as I left, that is to say, our party failed in Wuhan. This is a sign of weakness to the enemy, and I can never leave! In the same year 10, Xiang Jingyu was the chief editor of Dajiang Daily, the party newspaper of Hubei Provincial Party Committee, and wrote many short and pithy articles, which inspired party member and the revolutionary masses to make unremitting efforts.
1928 On March 20th, Xiang Jingyu was unfortunately arrested because of the traitor's betrayal. The enemy threatened to find out that she was an important leader of the * * * production party and forced her to confess. Xiang Jingyu stood in awe and said, "Kill if you want! As for whether I am Xiang Jingyu or not, it doesn't matter much. Anyway, you are all murderers of the people! Revolutionaries will not survive your butcher's knife. Wait, your end is tomorrow! " The new Kuomintang warlord decided to kill him on May 1 day, the festival of the working class all over the world, at the age of 33. Xiang Jingyu died. On his way to the execution ground, he gave a speech to the people along the way. The cruel executioner stuffed stones into her mouth and tied her cheeks with a belt. Many people in the street cried when they saw it. Xiang Jingyu was taken to Kongping execution ground in concubine Yu, and died heroically for the liberation of the people of China.
Although Xiang Jingyu lived for only 33 years, he made outstanding contributions to the revolution in China and the cause of human liberation. 1939, Mao Zedong spoke highly of Xiang Jingyu's revolutionary life at the March 8th Congress in Yan 'an, and called on everyone to learn from this "model female leader" who "strives for the liberation of women, the liberation of working people and the cause of * * * *". In memory of Comrade Xiang Jingyu, an outstanding female warrior and pioneer of women's movement in China, a memorial hall for Comrade Xiang Jingyu was established in Xupu County, Hunan Province. 1978, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of Xiang Jingyu's sacrifice, Deng Xiaoping personally wrote an inscription for the tomb tablet and memorial collection of Xiang Jingyu martyrs, indicating that the party and people deeply miss the martyrs. On September 4th, 2009, she was named as one of the 100 hero model figures who made outstanding contributions to the founding of New China.
Comrade Xiang Jingyu's short and glorious life is noble and magnificent, warm and great. She stands firm and is always full of confidence in the revolutionary cause. She pursues the truth and will always be loyal to the party and the people. Xiang Jingyu's political nature of party member is the precious spiritual wealth of our party. We should have the mind of "doing great things" like her, always be loyal to the cause of the party and the people, and unswervingly struggle to realize our ideals and beliefs. Like her, we should study hard, struggle hard and not be afraid of sacrifice, and constantly promote the realization of gender equality and the development of women's cause in the historical process of promoting coordinated economic and social development.
Xiang Jingyu revolutionary martyr will always live in people's hearts, and people will always miss and miss her.