Sương Nguyệt Anh: Google doodle celebrates Vietnam’s first female editor in chief


Devdiscourse News Desk | Hanoi | Updated: 01-02-2023 15:41 IST | Created: 01-02-2023 15:40 IST
Sương Nguyệt Anh: Google doodle celebrates Vietnam’s first female editor in chief
Sng Nguyt Anh is remembered for her sharp intelligence, outgoing demeanor, and fortitude in the face of adversity. Image Credit: Google doodles / Sương Nguyệt Anh
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Google doodle celebrates Sương Nguyệt Anh, the first woman editor in Vietnam. She became the first editor of the first feminist women's magazine in Vietnam, the Nu Gioi Chuong (Women's Bell). In the inaugural issue of the journal, Nguyt Anh served as editor in chief that was released on this day in 1918. Today’s doodle artwork is illustrated by Guest artist Camelia Phm from Hanoi.

When she began contributing to the Nu Gioi Chung newspaper in Saigon using the pen name Sng Nguyt Anh, which means "Widowed Nguyt Anh," she became the nation's first female editor-in-chief. Numerous articles in the publication discussed the place of women in Vietnamese culture and society.

Sương Nguyt Anh was born on March 8, 1864, in the village of An Binh Dong in the province of Ben Tre. She learned to read and write in Chinese as well as Ch Nôm, a dialect of Vietnamese that employs Chinese characters, from her father, Nguyen Dinh Chieu, a poet and educator. She begins her own poetry writing. The Doodle artwork has apricot blossoms and an apricot color scheme in homage to one of her most famous poems, which is centered on them.

Sương Nguyt Anh experienced a sad period throughout the ensuing few decades. When she was 24 years old, her father passed away. She and her brother then took over his school to instruct the locals. After being married and relocating to Rach Mieu in My Tho City, she gave birth to a daughter. She lost her husband two years later.

Sng Nguyt Anh is remembered for her sharp intelligence, outgoing demeanor, and fortitude in the face of adversity. She paved the way for future generations of female writers and editors in Vietnam. She respected everyone and established relationships with people from all walks of life. Many streets in places like Ho Chi Minh City, Da Lat, and Vung Tau bear Nguyt Anh's name.

Source: Google doodles

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