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Miss Zhao's Suicide was a suicide that occurred in Changsha, Hunan, China on November 14, 1919. Zhao Wuzhen, or "Miss Zhao," was found to have committed suicide in her “bridal sedan chair” on the way to her arranged marriage. It is widely understood that Zhao committed suicide as a way to protest her arranged marriage. "Miss Zhao's suicide" attracted wide attention from Chinese society, and raised criticism of the traditional marriage practices. Many social critics and editorialists of the New Culture Movement used this incident to spur conversations advocating for women's liberation, and emphasizing the importance of love within marriages. Many regarded Zhao Wuzhen, along with other women who lost their lives due to traditional sexual subordination and discrimination at the time, as one of "the important martyrs in history of Chinese feminism."

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