Research On The Awakening Of The Social Consciousness Of China’s Modern Intellectual Feminine Group At The End Of Qing Dynasty And The Beginning Of The Republic Of China

The period of the end of Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the Republic of China is in the most radical time with social changes in Chinese history. The serious national crisis comes into being as the imperialists further invades China and the degree of semi-colonial and semi-feudal in China deepens day by day. The theme of that time is to save the nation from subjugation and ensure its survival for the seriousness of national crisis. When the radical social changes happen, the traditional Chinese society breeds a new group--- intellectual feminine group in modern times. Influenced by the idea of saving the nation from subjugation and ensuring its survival, they begin to awaken the social consciousness gradually in the end of the Qing and the beginning of the Republic of China.At the end of the Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the Republic of China the awakening of social consciousness of China’s modern intellectual feminine group includes the awakening of group consciousness and individual consciousness awakening. Their awakening of group consciousness mainly manifests the awakening of world consciousness, national consciousness, the group consciousness and the industry consciousness and so on, in which their concern about nation’s present situation and their thought and practice to the nation’s outlet are displayed in every aspect. The awakening of the individual consciousness includes the localization of their own “female citizens”, the sprouting awakening of the independent consciousness, the just rights they should strive for and the obligation they should fulfill, in which their attention to themselves as well as combining their own destiny with the rise and fall of the nation has been manifested. When the awakening of social consciousness of intellectual females in modern times is viewed comprehensively at the end of the Qing Dynasty and at the beginning of the Republic of China, it can be discovered that they experienced the process of awakening from passiveness to activeness. Although the awakening of social consciousness of intellectual females in modern times starts under the masculine guidance, it is actually more profound than the masculine view of women to a certain extent. However, because of the condition of that time and the multitudinous factors, the awakening of social consciousness of intellectual females in modern times has the historical limitation which can not be avoided, in which two aspects are prominently displayed. One is the narrow scope of the awakening of group and the other one is a lack of the powerful theory to instruct. The awakening of social consciousness of intellectual females in modern times is of vital significance to promote the further awakening of later female consciousness and propel modern society’s forward. It is also important and inspiring for us to ponder the complete liberation of the feminine nowadays.