Park Ja-hye: The Nurse Who Led the Independence Movement
Becoming a court lady at a young age, Park Ja-hye later stepped outside the palace and receive modern education to earn her qualifications as a midwife, growing into a truly modern woman of her era.
While working as a nurse at the Government-General Hospital in 1919, she treated the wounded from the March 1st Movement, confronting the harsh reality of her nation, and went on to create 'Gan-u-hoe,' an organization of independence-minded nurses.
She later fled into exile in China, where she married Shin Chae-ho, and continued her path in the independence movement by aiding Independence Fighter Na Seok-ju's righteous act after returning home. However, amidst relentless Japanese surveillance and severe poverty, she met a lonely end all by herself.
Long overshadowed by the title of someone's wife, Park Ja-hye was an independence activist who stood up for the anti-Japanese resistance with her own unwavering conviction and willpower.
Let’s meet the noble life and legacy of Park Ja-hye, a female independence activist whom history must remember.
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