Honoring heroic women in China
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Updated: 2021-03-08 16:24
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Xia Sen, 98
born in Sept 1923, researcher at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, retired in 1982
After her retirement, she donated her own savings of more than 2 million yuan to improve teaching conditions in poverty-stricken areas of Danfeng county in Shaanxi province and Shangyou county in Jiangxi province.
The "Xia Sen scholarship" has helped 182 impoverished students realize their college dreams.
