First Call to Freedom

THE Hubei Normal College for Women, established in 1906, was the first public school in Hubei Province to enroll female students. The college offered a five-year Bachelor's Degree program. The college is located at Wuchang, one of three towns in the city of Wuhan, the provincial capital. Initially, the college had only one class of 50 students in each grade level, with a new class entering each year. Wang Shiyu, who had been appointed