Research Of Female Ethics In The Period Of May4^th New Culture Movement

May4th New Culture Movement is a vigorous period for female liberty andindependent movements, which has a significant enlightenment to chinese women’sawaken. In this thesis, the author chose five representatives (Hu Shi, Zhou Zuoren, DuYaquan, Li Dazhao and Chen Duxiu) from three theoretical schools (New youth school,Oriental Culture School, and the early marxist), which made great effort in reformingthe feudal ethnics, and dealing with their ethnical thoughts, to analyze their ethnics, tosee the historical road of China ethnics thoughts in the period of May4th New CultureMovement and modernistic reflection.This dissertati was divided into three parts: introduction, main body (Chapter one-Chapter five) and conclusion. Introduction analyzed the purposes and the significance ofthe study, the core of traditional Chinese Female Ethnics, the main characteristics andresearch approaches of Female Ethnics in the period of May4thNew Culture Movement.Chapter one analyzed social background of Female Ethics revolution from the threeaspects of economy, politics and culture in May4thNew Culture Movement. Fromchapter two to chapter four discussed Female Ethics of New Youth School like Hu Shiand Zhou Zuoren, Oriental Culture School such as Du Yaquan and early Marxnationalists like Li Dazhao and Chen Duxiu from the traditional ethical criticism,economic independence, education, chastity view, marriage etc in the period of May4thNew Culture Movement. Chapter five was a modern perspective on Female Ethnics inthe period of May4thNew Culture Movement and reflected inequality status betweenmale and female in modern society from three aspects of employment, marriage andeducation. The conclusion was a summary of this thesis.