[1] Despite the school policy that banned the admission of married women, she successfully persuaded the educators of Ewha Haktang and became a student in 1896 at the age of 24.
[3] She then became an advisor for a student-led organization called Ewha Literary Society (E-mun-hai) which played a pivotal role in guiding Yu Gwan-sun to lead a peaceful demonstration with other female students.
Kim then became the only Korean professor to join the establishment of the first women's college at Ewha Haktang in 1910 and eventually served as the vice principal.
[4] With the trust of Gojong, the last king of Joseon and the first Emperor of Korea, Kim played an essential role as a translator and an emissary in the Korean independence movement.
There were witnesses that Kim's corpse turned black (potentially due to poisoning), but the official cause of death was not determined.