在第四届世界妇女大会前夕去采写历任国家计委副主任、江苏省省长、化工部部长的女强人顾秀莲，我既与奋又有些不安。当我怀着忐忑不安的心情，迈进那宽敞明亮的部长办公室，终於坐在久闻大名却初次谋面的顾秀莲部长对面时，我忽然感到：圆圆的脸上架著一副眼镜，穿著朴素，笑 On the eve of the Fourth World Conference on Women, I wrote Gu Xiulian, a former woman who served as deputy director of the State Development Planning Commission, governor of Jiangsu Province, and minister of the Ministry of Chemical Industry. I was both excited and uneasy. When I stepped into the bright and spacious Office of the Minister with uneasy feelings and finally sat opposite Minister Gu Xiulian, who had long known his name but met for the first time, I suddenly felt that the round face was framed with glasses,