Lee Hee-ho

Lee Hee-ho
이희호
First Lady of South Korea
In role 25 February 1998 – 24 February 2003
President	Kim Dae-jung
Preceded by	Son Myung-soon
Succeeded by	Kwon Yang-sook
Personal details
Born	(1922-09-21)21 September 1922 Jongno, Keijō, Keiki-dō, Korea, Empire of Japan
Died	10 June 2019(2019-06-10) (aged 96) Severance Hospital, Sinchon-dong, Seoul, South Korea
Resting place	Seoul National Cemetery
Spouse	Kim Dae-jung ​ ​ (m. 1962; died 2009)​
Children	1 (2 stepchildren)
Education	Seoul National University Lambuth University Scarritt College

Lee Hee-ho,^[1] sometimes spelled as Lee Hui-ho, (Korean: 이희호; Hanja: 李姬鎬; 21 September 1922 – 10 June 2019), was a South Korean women's rights activist, peace advocate and former First Lady of South Korea during the presidency of her husband Kim Dae-jung from 1998 to 2003.

She is widely regarded as one of the pioneering feminists of South Korea. Throughout her life, she championed women's empowerment and elimination of gender discrimination.

After her marriage, she worked for pro-democracy movements with her husband over two decades of authoritarian regimes.

During and after her husband's presidency, she had participated in and led notable works enhancing inter-Korean relations. Lee chaired the Kim Dae Jung Peace Center, which was founded by her husband to promote peace and constructive Inter-Korean relations, as well as to alleviate poverty.^[1]