I Myself Am a Woman: Selected Writings of Ding Ling - Paperbackby Ding Ling (Author) A comprehensive collection of writings by the revolutionary writer, feminist, and literary dissident Ding Ling (1904 85), one of the most colorful and important Chinese women writers of the twentieth century. Author Biography Ding Ling (1904 1986) was the pen name of Jiang Bingzhi. She was a prominent writer and active member of the Chinese Communist Party. Her published works, which were pioneering in their examination of gender