Nguyễn Thị Minh Khai (1 November 1910 – 28 August 1941) was a Vietnamese revolutionary and a leader of the Indochinese Communist Party during the 1930s.
[1] She had learnt French but, due to failing the civil service examinations, chose to work as a railway official in Vinh.
[2] Her mother, Đậu Thị Thư, was a petty shopkeeper from Đức Thọ, Hà Tĩnh province.
When Minh Khai grew more engaged in her revolutionary activities, her mother supported her financially on her frequent visits to different provinces.
[3] In April 1930, she was delegated to Hong Kong and became a secretary for Hồ Chí Minh (at the time known as Nguyễn Ái Quốc) in the office of the Orient Bureau of the Comintern.