'Descendant of Qiu Jin (1874-1907) - Wang Yanhua, daughter of 'China’s first woman pilot' Wang Canzhi, visits East China Normal University.
Recently, Ms Wang Yanhua and her husband Xu De, who have lived in the United States for many years, visited East China Normal University accompanied by Dong Bo, the Vice Chairman of the Shanghai branch of the Chinese Kuomintang Revolutionary Committee and Ma Lingde, Liaison Department Section Chief, and others. Fang Qihua, Chair of the university’s United Front Work Department, and Fang Xiaoyi, Head of the university Archives, were among those who received them and participated in the informal discussion.
Wang Yanhua is Qiu Jin’s granddaughter. Her mother Wang Canzhi matriculated at Daxia University [the predecessor of East China Normal University] in September 1927. Thereafter she went to America to study aeronautics at New York University. In 1931 having completed course work, she returned to China and was acclaimed 'China’s First Airplane Pilot.' This is the centennial of the Xinhai Revolution. Recently after completing a visit to Taiwan and at the invitation of the Shanghai Chinese Kuomintang Revolutionary Committee, Wang Yanhua participated in commemorative activities. At that time she learned of the discovery of her mother’s registration in the Archives of East China Normal University. She was delighted; through the Shanghai Chinese Kuomintang Revolutionary Committee, a visit to the university was immediately arranged.
Zhu Xiaoyi explained to Wang Yanhua the discovery of Wang Canzhi’s registration in the archival materials and her course of study at Daxia University. At the same time they presented to Wang Yanhua a facsimile of Wang Canzhi’s registration forms and a commemorative album. Dong Bo and Fang Qihua expressed their hope of strengthening contacts and cooperation between alumni in Taiwan and China. Wang Yanhua expressed thanks to the university Archives for carefully preserving her mother’s materials; she also expressed the hope that in the future she can cooperate with the university Archives in organizing her mother’s materials to allow more people to understand more fully her mother’s extraordinary life. These authentic and vivid sources should be made available to advance patriotism and foster a spirit of self-improvement among young people.'
'秋瑾后人、“中国第一女飞将”王灿芝之女王焱华访问华东师大
日前，旅居美国多年的王焱华女士与丈夫许德先生在民革上海市委副主委董波和联络部部长马铭德等人的陪同下访问华东师大。校统战部部长方奇华、档案馆馆长朱小怡等参加接待和座谈。
王焱华女士是秋瑾外孙女，其母亲王灿芝1927年9月入大夏大学（华东师范大学前身）学习，之后赴美国纽约大学航空科学习，1931年学成回国，被誉为“中国第一女飞将”。今年是辛亥革命100周年。前不久，王焱华女士结束在台湾的访问后，应民革上海市委邀请来沪参加纪念活动。期间，获悉华东师大档案馆发现其母亲的学籍档案，十分高兴，即通过民革上海市委联系来校访问.
朱小怡向王焱华女士介绍了发现王灿芝学籍档案资料的经过和大夏大学的办学历程，并向王焱华女士赠送了其母亲王灿芝的学籍档案复制件和纪念相册。董波和方奇华则表示要进一步加强双方在联络台湾校友等方面的合作。王焱华女士对学校档案馆完整保存其母亲的档案资料表示感谢，同时也希望今后能与学校档案馆合作整理其母亲的资料，让更多的人更全面地了解其母亲不平凡的一生，为在青年学生中进行爱国主义教育、培养自立自强精神提供真实、生动的素材.'