Liu Puren

Originally from Hangzhou in Zhejiang province, Liu was educated at Hangzhou Women's Normal School, after which she became headteacher of Shangyu County Girls' School.[1] In 1930 she went to Japan to attend Tokyo College of Fine Arts,[1] earning a bachelor's degree from the Japanese Culture Academy.[2] Returning to China in 1932,[1] she became director of the private Chunhui Middle School and manager of Zhejiang Province State Senior Midwife School. She also became a member of Hangzhou City Senate.[2]

Having joined the Kuomintang in 1924, she became an executive member of its Shangyu County branch and head of its women's section.[1] She was a Kuomintang candidate in Zhejiang in the 1948 elections for the Legislative Yuan, and was elected to parliament.[2] She relocated to Taiwan during the Chinese Civil War, where she remained a member of the Legislative Yuan until her death in 1982.[3]