Soong May-ling (1897-2003) was known as the Madame Chiang Kai-shek. She was born in Shanghai. She was the youngest of the three Soong sisters. As the wife of President Chiang Kai-shek, she played a prominent role in the politics of the Republic of China.

Soong May-ling was the first lady of the Republic of China. She was the second wife of Chiang Kai-shek. Her father was a Shanghai missionary and made a fortune via selling the Bible. At the age of 8, she went to America and studied in Wellesley College,MA. She indeed had a great influence in Chinese modern history and international relations. She had two elder sisters: Soong Ailing(her husband was also one of the plutocrat controlling China’s economic lifeline) and Soong Qingling( her husband was Sun Yat-sen ) and one brother: Soong Ziwen who was also the important official that controlled the finance of the Republic of China.

In 1920, she had an initial meeting with Chiang Kai-shek. After that, Chiang Kai-shek fell in love with her. But she agreed with him on condition that Chiang Kai-shek divorced with all of his former wife and concubines. In 1927, they married and held the wedding ceremony in Shanghai Da-Hua Hotel. Their marriage at that time was called for Sino-USA Cooperation. In Xi’an Incident, She negotiated with two high officials, Yang Hucheng and Zhang Xueliang , and helped Chiang Kai-shek get out of their house-arrest. Subsequently, she also provided a lot of helps to Chiang Kai-shek in politics. She took responsibility for up-building Chinese air force.

In 1942, during the anti-Japanese War in Burma, She went to America for support. She became the first Chinese woman released her speech in American Parliament. She urged America to transfer its focus from European battleground to Asia. She won the compassion from America to China. In wartime, she acting as the simultaneous interpreter of Chiang Kai-shek attended the Cairo Conference. Her photos of sewing the service uniform for soldiers aroused Chinese people’s patriotism. In 1943, she was selected to be the woman of the year and the cover person of the Time Journal.