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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>'''Shen Jilan'''(Chinese: 申纪兰), was born in December [[1929]], in Pingshun Town, [[Shanxi Province]]. She joined the [[CPC|Communist Party]] in [[1953]].<br />
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In [[1951]], Shen Jilan worked with Li Shunda to set up a pioneering cooperative where women received equal pay with men. In recognition of her work she was named a "National Model Worker" in [[1952]].<br />
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In 1953, she visited Copenhagen, Denmark, as a delegate to the World Women's Congress. In [[1983]], she was awarded the "March 8 (International Women's Day) Red-Banner Pacesetter" title. In [[1979]] and [[1989]], she was again honored as a “National Model Worker”.<br />
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Shen was later elected to the Executive Committee of [[All-China Women's Federation]] and served on the [[National People's Congress]] (NPC) for more than 50 years. <br />
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Her half-century on the NPC led to her being dubbed the "world's oldest congresswoman" by her overseas friends.<br />
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