South Korean ex-first lady and women’s rights activist dies 0 SHARES Share it! Share TweetBy Agence France-PresseThe widow of late South Korean president Kim Dae-jung, known for her women’s rights activism and involvement in her husband’s “sunshine” policy of engagement with the isolated North, has died at the age of 96. In a period when many women in the South had limited access to education, Lee studied at the nation’s top institution — Seoul National University — and later in the US, before founding a number of women’s rights organizations in Seoul. “Today we are seeing off a great person who dedicated her entire life to women,” South Korean president Moon Jae-in, currently visiting Finland, said in a statement. The policy was largely abandoned when a conservative administration took power in South Korea in 2008 and cross-border ties soured.

Source: Manila Bulletin June 11, 2019 02:48 UTC