I Am a Unit of One

March 31st, 2021 | 8 min read

After Jiang Qing married Mao Zedong in 1938, Communist leadership informed her that to join the Communist movement, she would need to submit her will to a work unit. Qing, who before her marriage to Mao was an aspiring actress, refused. “I am a unit of one!” she replied.

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