Nicknamed the Female Knight of Mirror Lake, Qiu Jin, (秋瑾 November 8, 1875-July 15, 1907) was an early feminist, revolutionist and poet in the late Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). Advocating equality between men and women and promoting western democracies, Qiu was beheaded after a failed uprising and is considered a heroine in China's anti-feudalist cause.
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| Ms Qiu Jin Was a Simple but Determined Girl like you and me. Stand Up to Liberate our people from the Tutsi Monarchy |
Victoire Ingabire is in jail because of challenging the Tutsi feudalist regime that was established by the clintons. Rwandans, especially Hutus have suffered enough under the yoke of Tutsi minorities who have subjugated Hutus to forced labor and torture. Most men who tried to fight the Tutsi monarchy under Paul Kagame have either been killed, jailed, or labelled genocidaires, which limit their ability to promote nationalism and engage in liberating their people. This is one of the reasons we think that Rwandan women, mostly Hutu women to stand up and start the fight to liberate their Hutu brothers who have been hampered by the imperialism and stand in the gap to liberate Rwandans at large. Only Rwandan women who can liberate us otherwise we will continue suffering under the Tutsi regime determined to exterminate all Hutus. The same way the Chinese Qiu Jin fought to save the common Chinese farmers from the brutal rule of the Tutsi-like monarchy, Rwanda needs a Hutu woman to save our parents from the brutal rule of the minority Tutsis who are ruling Rwanda for Americans and have made us suffer enough.
Born to a moderately wealthy family rooted in Shanyin, Zhejiang Province, Qiu grew up with interest in reading, horseback riding and sword performing. Seeing her unique interests, her family provided her with a good education and expected her to integrate in a gentrified society. At the age of 21, she married into a rich family at her father's arrangement. Approximately four years after the marriage, Qiu's husband was promoted to be an official in the imperial court in Beijing. However, living with a man, who harbored a more conventional outlook than she did, Qiu soon got tired of their mundane relationship and went to Japan in 1904 to study.
Noticed for her masculine style of dress and her revolutionary thoughts, she became acquainted with many revolutionists and joined relevant societies, including, Guangfuhui led by Cai Yuanpei and Tongmenghui led by Sun Yat-sen. She returned to China in 1905.
After receiving a sum of money from her husband's family, Qiu established a woman's magazine in 1907, advocating women's liberation, including financial independence, freedom in marriage, education and professions as well as the abolishment of the practice of binding feet, an aberrant tradition which crippled women's feet to create a body figure and shape walking gestures that were appreciated by men.
Influenced by western democracy, Qiu was determined to overthrow the corrupt Qing Government ruled by Manchu royal family. She worked with her cousin Hsu Hsi-lin in organizing and uniting secret societies, camouflaged by a school for girls. On July 6, 1907, Hsu was caught by Qing troops before a scheduled uprising and confessed his involvement after interrogation. On July 13, Qiu was arrested at the school where she was the principal. Although, she denied her involvement, the government found incriminating evidence and executed her in Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province. It was said her life might have been saved only if she made a confession letter. But she refused and just wrote a line of poetry: The autumn wind and autumn rain agonize me so much. She was buried by a friend at the bank of West Lake in Hangzhou.
Rwanda will only defeat the Tutsi Monarchy only when we as women stand up and fight a good fight to free our people. Tutsis are in power because Clinton made them rule over us but we can change everything over night. Hutu women are the majority so why should we fear to die for our country?
