Xia Jingru (Chinese: 夏景如, 1893 – 7 July 1974) was a Chinese educator and politician. She was among the first group of women elected to the Legislative Yuan in 1948.

Xia Jingru
Member of the Legislative Yuan
In office
1948–1974
ConstituencyTianjin
Personal details
Born1893
Died7 July 1974

Biography edit

Originally from Shouguang County [zh] in Shandong province, Xia attended Jinan University and Hebei Provincial Female Teachers College, where she graduated from the Department of Chinese Language and Literature.[1][2] She became headmistress of Tianjin Private Shenggong Girls' High School and Tianjin Renai Nursing School and founded schools in Tianjin, Qingdao and Jinan.[2]

Xia was a Kuomintang candidate in Tianjin in the 1948 elections for the Legislative Yuan and was elected to parliament.[2] She relocated to Taiwan during the Chinese Civil War and remained a member of the Legislative Yuan until her death in 1974.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ 第一届立法委员名鉴, 1991, p96
  2. ^ a b c 夏景如 Legislative Yuan
  3. ^ 总统府公报 [Presidential Palace Bulletin] number 2,763, 1 August 1974