| 1 | When the news of Communist Victory in China came in October, 1949, Smedley was ecstatic. | |
| 2 | Agnes Smedley was a well-known American journalist, writer, and social activist, and an outstanding woman. | |
| 3 | In Smedley burned the anger of generations of the poor against those who enriched themselves by exploiting others. | |
| 4 | In Smedley burned the anger of generations of the poor against those who enriched themselves by exploiting others. | |
| 5 | Smedley was close to Ding Ling, the well-known novelist and activist for women's causes, with whom Smedley corresponded until her death. |