Remembering China's first premier and foreign minister Zhou Enlai

The Memorial to Zhou Enlai and Deng Yingchao in Tianjin, north China exhibits Deng's contributions to student movements and women's rights. [Photo/mzhoudeng.com]

Deng Yingchao also devoted her life to women's liberation in China:

1. The Marriage Law was drafted under her leadership;

2. Deng was both a drafter and an adamant advocate of the Communist Party of China's principles for women;

3. She was also among the first people to propose a birth control policy in China;

4. She went to rural areas, factories and schools to inspect the working and living conditions of women, encouraging them to be self-reliant.