 Her funeral procession was three miles long, three women committed suicide during it and the New York Times ran a front page story, calling it “the most spectacular funeral of the century.” 

At that time, female writers were respected in Shanghai.However, the rise of the status of women in society was perceived by some to be a threat to man's status in the family and in society.Therefore, females still needed time for society to adapt to the modernisation and let others accept them.