Q:Facts: - known for: businesswoman and philantropist - death date: 1933 - birth date: 1848 november - image: paek son-haeng portrait.jpg - birth place: chung-kuyok , pyongyang ; or suwon Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of paek son-haeng .
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paek son-haeng -lrb- 1848 november -- 1933 -rrb- was a korean businesswoman known for her massive charitable donations .the name '' son haeng '' means virtuous deeds , and was a nickname bestowed on her due to her contributions .north korean sources claim that she was born in modern-day chung-kuyok , pyongyang , but south korean sources claim that she was born in suwon .she was widowed at the age of 16 or 20 , and spent the rest of her life saving money while spending very little .regardless of her place of birth , she spent most of her life in pyongyang , where most of her donations were made .paek has often been used by the north korean regime as an example of a good capitalist , and contrasted to the majority of capitalists who were miserly and non-patriotic .she is mentioned in kim il sung 's '' with the century '' as someone respected by the people as '' a great war hero '' due to her success in making money under the japanese regime .in july 2006 , her memorial stone was rediscovered and restored in pyongyang .paek made her first major donation after turning 61 in 1908 -lrb- see east asian age reckoning -rrb- , when she supported the construction of the paekson bridge across the taedong river .in 1922 , she built a three-story public assembly hall in pyongyang .she donated land to the kwangson school , a public school in pyongyang , in 1923 , and to the changdok school in 1924 .thereafter she also provided land and an endownment to the school run by samuel austin moffet , and also provided large amounts land to the sunghyon school in pyongyang .in 1925 , she donated her entire fortune to charity groups .the japanese colonial government offered her an award for her contributions , but she refused .