Birth of Chien-Shiung Wu
When: March 31, 1912
Where: Suzhou Shi, Jiangsu Sheng, China
Wu was born in the town of Liuhe, Taicang in Jiangsu province, China, into a family that highly valued education. Her father, an engineer who encouraged women's equality, was a notable activist during the 1911 revolution that modernized the country.
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