Soong Mei-ling

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Madame Soong Mei-ling
宋美齡
Chiang in 1943
First Lady of the Republic of China
In role March 1, 1950 – April 5, 1975
President	Chiang Kai-shek
Preceded by	Guo Dejie
Succeeded by	Liu Chi-chun
In office August 1, 1943 – January 21, 1949
Preceded by	Vacant
Succeeded by	Guo Dejie
In office October 10, 1928 – December 14, 1931
Preceded by	Vacant
Succeeded by	Vacant
Member of the Legislative Yuan
In office November 7, 1928 – January 12, 1933
Appointed by	Chiang Kai-shek
Personal details
Born	(1898-03-05)March 5, 1898 St Luke's Hospital, Shanghai International Settlement, China
Died	October 23, 2003(2003-10-23) (aged 105) New York City, U.S.
Resting place	Ferncliff Cemetery, Hartsdale, New York, U.S.
Nationality	Republic of China
Political party	Kuomintang (ROC)
Other political affiliations	Republican (US)
Spouse	Chiang Kai-shek ​ ​ (m. 1927; died 1975)​
Children	Chiang Ching-kuo (step-son) Chiang Wei-kuo (adopted)
Parents	Charlie Soong (father) Ni Kwei-tseng [zh] (mother)
Relatives	Soong Ching-ling (sister) Soong Ai-ling (sister) T. V. Soong (brother)
Alma mater	Wellesley College
Signature
Soong Mei-ling's voice Soong speaking at the Hollywood Bowl Recorded April 4, 1943
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	宋美齡
Simplified Chinese	宋美龄
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Sòng Měilíng Wade–Giles Sung4 Mei3-ling2 IPA [sʊ̂ŋ mèɪ.lǐŋ] Wu Shanghainese Romanization Song入 Me平-lihn平 Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Sung Méih-lìhng Jyutping Sung3 Mei5-ling4

Soong Mei-ling (also spelled Soong May-ling; March 5, 1898^[1] – October 23, 2003), also known as Madame Chiang Kai-shek (Chinese: 蔣介石夫人) or Madame Chiang (Chinese: 蔣夫人), was a Chinese political figure who was First Lady of the Republic of China, the wife of President Chiang Kai-shek of the Republic of China. Soong played a prominent role in the politics of the Republic of China and was the sister-in-law of Sun Yat-sen, the founder and the leader of the Republic of China. She was active in the civic life of her country and held many honorary and active positions, including chairwoman of Fu Jen Catholic University. During World War II, she rallied against the Japanese; and in 1943 conducted an eight-month speaking tour of the United States to gain support.^[2]