Overlooked: Yu Gwan-sun, Korea's Joan of Arc

The New York Times has been writing new obituaries for great women whose deaths were never acknowledged in the pages of the Times. It’s called the “Overlooked” project, and we’ve been bringing you some of those women’s stories over the past few weeks, along with your nominations for women who deserve more due. Today, a story of the power of a young person, a teenager, to rise up and push for change. We go back almost 100 years, to a teen hero from 1919. Yu Gwan-sun was a young fighter for Korean independence, who died while imprisoned by the Japanese for her rebellion. Inyoung Kang, an editor on the news desk at The New York Times, has written a new obituary for Yu Gwan-sun, and says while Yu Gwan-sun may have been overlooked by the Times, she is a beloved symbol in South Korea. Click on the 'Listen' button above to hear this segment. Don't have time to listen right now? Subscribe to our podcast via iTunes, TuneIn, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts to take this segment with you on the go. Want to comment on this story? Share your thoughts on our Facebook page.