Marxist Theory Of Women's Liberation

Marx and Engels's writings are many, but deals specifically with women's issues is very rare, Engels's book, "Family, Private Property and the State of origin" is recognized as the representative on women's issues, their ideas on the emancipation of women scattered in other works throughout the article. Marx and Engels in the study of human history, the theory of dialectical materialism and historical materialism, discusses the evolution of women's issues and women's issues and the basic laws of the production process, and points out the way and means of emancipation of women, providing basic views on women's issues and methods. Careful reading of the writings of Marxists, we can find a Marxist meaning of women's emancipation of the mind is not what it provides us with a political agenda and political strategy, but rather it provides the overall goal of the emancipation of women and the general idea, Marx Feminist Emancipation of significance not only at the political level, but also to show that it has lasting significance in the theory of academic level.This paper is based on the Marxist historical materialism, to construct from the two major subject of the article. First, countries, different periods of Marxist thinking on women's emancipation summary, the second is the Marxist theory of the modern values of women. New for the reality of Chinese society need to address women's issues to theory to guide practice, highlights the Marxist Feminist Theory of the theoretical character of the times. This article is divided into six parts:The first part describes the Marxist theory of women's founders, Marx and Engels on Women Liberation. Their "Holy Family", "German Ideology", "Anti-Duhring," "Communist Manifesto", "Family, Private Property and the State of origin" and dozens of papers and letters are referred to women's issues. In these manuscripts and articles, Marx and Engels on the evolution of the status of women and oppressed the analysis of root causes, to a certain extent, the way of the emancipation of women and the road, their high degree of liberation from the human to understand women's liberation and into the women's liberation in the liberation of the proletariat, and therefore the later women's liberation movement of socialist countries have a profound impact, and the world of theory and practice of women has far-reaching significance. Which Marx and Engels the "German Ideology," a book, from private ownership, the emergence of classas a starting point, begin to analyze the root causes of women's oppression; Marx to Ludwig's letter·Kuge Man, that society development and progress and the relationship between social status of women, spoke highly of women in the great social change in the role, he said:"Every bit of history to know who all know, there is no women's enzymes can not have a great social change. the social progress of women's social status can be used to accurately measure. "and" Family, Private Property and the State of origin "This book is based on Marx and Engels," Morgan<Ancient Society "was Written Summary" published in the issue of women's liberation Analysis of the most systems, the most comprehensive, representative of the most concentrated work. It has been commented that "Family, Private Property and the State," a book was published, marking the formation of the Marxist theory of women.The second part discusses the theory of Marxism in Germany, the development of women, mainly as the application of Marxist theory of women who Bebel, Zetkin women's liberation. Bebel's "Women and Socialism" indisputably seen as a socialist country guide to action for women's liberation movement in the former Soviet Union, former socialist camp headed by a profound and lasting impact. As an expert on women in Russia, Kollontai evaluation of this book "This really is a working women's holy book, which not only Marx and Engels to say everything, even if the Third International's policy of working women are also more Popular in fine it come alive on paper, in particular, their position, with a wealth of historical material to be proved that the nature of women's issues was clearly stated. "Clara Zetkin·German socialist women's liberation the founder of the outstanding international socialist women's movement leader, known as "the mother of the proletarian women's movement." She will apply the Marxist theory of women's liberation in socialist practice, the formation of a beginning to take shape, there are certain effects of the proletarian women's movement in the world, in her numerous articles written in plain language of Marxism to the working women of Marxist ideas about women's liberation, she pointed out that the "low social status of women for thousands of years the reasons for the laws of men can not find, can only be determined by the economic situation looking for property relations." "Only the proletariat, regardless of gender to unite together to get liberated, absorbed the majority of women in the liberation struggle of the proletariat, the victory of socialist ideals and socialist construction in one of the prerequisites. "The third part, the system describes the Marxist theory of women's development in Russia, and its representatives, also known as the Marxist theory of women practitioners, Lenin and Stalin. As is the practice of the family is that their efforts in the Marxist theory of women by science into a reality. As early as October Revolution, Lenin led the Bolshevik Party attaches great importance to women, Russian women together to support the struggle and the liberation of women into the liberation struggle of the proletariat in practice. After the victory of the October Revolution, Lenin in a bid to transform the society to realize the Marxist idea of women's emancipation and gender equality, he was personally involved in the development of the principle of gender equality and the emancipation of women and implementing laws and regulations to guide the government to attract the majority of women participate in production activities, and participate social, political, economic, and cultural activities, filled with enthusiasm for the development of women to create the necessary social conditions. His series of works such as:"All-Russian Congress of women for the first time the speech," "great initiative", "To women," "to meet the International Women's Day" and other articles have been completely showing the liberation of women to make must first ensure that women and men full equality in law the important ideas. Later, he proposed "We want to make women not only in law but also in real life can be equal with men," and so many highly effective theoretical proposition. Stalin also repeatedly called for the majority of women in his speech to the socialist construction and the practice of his leadership, a good successor to Lenin's women carry forward the emancipation of the mind.The fourth part, mainly on the Marxist theory of women's development in China and to China's cause of women's liberation brought far-reaching implications. As early as the May Fourth Movement, some of our lofty ideals began to accept the influence of Marxist thinking, is very concerned about women's liberation movement, such as Li Dazhao, Chen, Lee, to the police to intellectuals and other advanced new theoretical perspectives were used to explain and solve China's women's issues, not only the liberation of Chinese women's road guide in the right direction but also for the subsequent formation of Mao Zedong Thought women laid a rich theoretical basis. Mao Zedong's leadership as the core of the first generation of our party leader, not only in its main contribution to the theory of the democratic revolution, military theory, there is the issue of a correct understanding of women's liberation and practice, thinking of the women also experienced the initiation formed, mature, continue to develop such a gradual process, from the new democratic revolution through the land revolution, War, Liberation War, until the founding of New China, the development of this process, it is the women's movement to develop guidelines and policies are reflected women out of his theory of scientific, comprehensive, and accuracy characteristics, Chinese women's liberation is accompanied by the victory of the proletarian revolution to succeed, and therefore can be said that Mao Zedong led the Chinese women's liberation is the first man. The performance of his outstanding contribution in making the "gender equality" has been legally recognized. Following Mao Zedong, Deng Xiaoping, Jiang Zemin, Hu Jintao, are based on their different background and national development situation, and proposed a different constructive development on women's liberation and women's views advocated, for each period given the problems of real women feasible solution, and their theoretical program not only inherited the theory of Marxism but also of women enriched and developed the Marxist theory. Efforts to make "gender equality" by the legal equality gradually achieve de facto equality, led the Chinese women's access to complete liberation.The fifth part is the Marxist theory of women in contemporary Western feminist intersection. This part of the world by introducing the active forum on the study of Western feminism general, to study and then compare it with the Marxist theory of women's differences should be clear that although Western feminist and Marxist theory in terms of women's point of view or doctrine theory of origin, are very different, showing a proliferation of schools, views scene of the situation, but we should be able to absorb the positive results of which to enrich and develop Marxism Feminist Theory. And Marxism is the ideological origins of contemporary feminism, Western feminism to Marxist theory of many of the views of women are to be accepted and absorbed. For example, produced in the sixties and seventies of the 20th century the second wave women's movement into a socialist feminism, this faction of the Marxist view that class analysis must be feminist gender analysis and combined to investigate the problem of women's oppression. Marxist feminism inherited the dialectical and historical materialism of Marxist analysis. The representative Nancy·Firestone, that women are subordinate and oppressed social status and family status, not because of social or individual already has the concept and ideology, but because women have long been engaged dominated by others subordinate's work, resulting in occurrence of social and self-awareness caused by corresponding changes. These results are described Marxist theory and the Western feminist women are closely linked, we should be in the new historical conditions to attract Western attention and reasonable elements of feminism, women enrich and develop Marxism theory.Part VI, is the sublimation of this paper theoretically, the former five-part theory of pure and rational explanation to further explore this part of the Marxist theory of women's practical significance, that discusses its contemporary value. This section discusses the perspective from two of its contemporary value, one is on the Marxist theory of women themselves, asking them to meet the requirements of the times, to develop the Marxist theory of women to the new threshold, so as to reflect the Marxism theoretical character. First, we must strengthen the existence of Marxist theoretical system of the inevitability of women, and in practice, constantly enrich and develop Marxism Feminist Theory. The current women's issues and the existence of Marxist hundred years ago, when women produce far cry from some of the domestic situation of China's new women's issues, in the Marxist theory of women can not find ready-made explanations, and thus to use the Marxist position and methods of scientific analysis and demonstration, thus enriching and developing Marxism Feminist Theory. Secondly, the performance in the construction of new disciplines, give full play to the Marxist theory of women in the Women's Studies Discipline dominant position and role of women in the Marxist theory as the theoretical foundation of the Chinese women's studies and methodological guidelines to lead the Women's Studies Research and Development. On the other hand, the contemporary value of the expression in China in the theoretical study and practical exploration of women, through the above five parts of the accumulation of Marxist ideas, build socialism with Chinese characteristics, theories of women, out of a woman with Chinese characteristics Liberation. First to be addressed here is to achieve de facto "equality" issue. This primary stage of socialism is the key to the emancipation of women, which we know requires a combination of the previous Marxist on "gender equality" in the reasonable opinion, its essence, as I used to, get rid of one by one on the road in the liberation of Chinese women existing obstacles. At the same time in the international context of globalization, in which the social transformation of the special period for China to explore women's development issues, and then summed up the theory of Socialism with Chinese Characteristics of women construction feasibility of the program, women of Marxism reflect the true theory of their contemporary value.