《Famous Person》

Song Qingling (1893-1981), was one of the top leaders in modern Chinese history. In 1915, she married Dr. Sun Yet-sen, founder of the Republic of China. After her husband died in 1925, she supported the Communist Party even though most of her family were members of the Kuomintang. She busied herself with various welfare activities, ranging from heading the Women’s Federation to a number of committees involving children.
Elizabeth Fry was a Quaker. She was born in a Quaker family on May 21, 1780. In 1812 she first visit Newgate Prison in London and was very shocked at the conditions there. From then on, she began to work to improve prison conditions in Britain. In 1816, she began her prison school. She helped improve prison condition and gave prisoners work and education. Her work helped the Quakers get the Nobel Peace Prize in 1947.