A Study On Guangdong's Feminist Movement In The 1920s

Feminist movement is the movement of women's liberation, and it is an extension of the human rights movement. The Chinese women suffered all kinds of humiliation in the feudal culture, they set off a wave of liberation pursuit of women's rights in the 20 th century. Guangdong Province adjacent to Hong Kong, with superior location, open-minded society and a prosperous economy, the political climate is liberal, and sits in the origins of the National Revolutionary Movement, the feminist movement has a high level of performance. Especially in the relatively stable political situation in the 1920 s, they make full use of these advantages, in terms of cultural, economic, political and other rights, they made many efforts and achieved important results. Understanding and analysis of the feminist movement in Guangdong, can lead us to a better understanding of the struggle environment and, grasping the main features of the feminist movement in Guangdong, and drawing on experience and lessons learned in order to reveal to human rights movement or other similar movement in the future.This paper consists of the introduction, four chapters and the conclusion of the body composition, second to third section of which is the main part of the article:The first chapter introduces the source of the concept of women's rights and the essence of the feminist movement, then introduces the Foundation of the development of the feminist movement in Guangdong, including ideas, economic, political and environmental aspects. Guangdong trend of thought more liberal and has a developed economy, politics was more liberal, which has laid a good foundation for the development of the feminist movement.The feminist movement of Guangdong in the 1920 s is the main contents of the second chapter which is an important section. Separately from the advocate for social rights, fighting for political freedom, pursuit of marriage rights, release the body to show the history of fighting for women's rights in Guangdong. Social rights include the right to education and equal employment rights aspects; political rights are concentrated in participate struggle, which is the most prominent Guangdong part of the feminist movement. Freedom of marriage described most of the rights of women in marriage against the old system of Guangdong "Not Living in Husband's House" and "Zishu" customs. The body emancipation of women choose to skip footbinding problem which had been resolved before the 1920 s, and write a new constraints- bra questions, which is a round of new liberation of the body.Chapter III is also an important part of the article, On the basis of understanding the second chapter of the Guangdong women's movement, further summarized the main features of Guangdong's Feminist Movement in the 1920 s. From the horizontal comparison, in the feminist movement in Guangdong, the provincial government take a positive attitude towards women's rights, women received ideological guidance and policy support from the Government. In addition, as the origin of the national revolution, the feminist movement and the National Movement in Guangdong have a close relationship. From a vertical perspective, compared with the previous situation of women was too free and loose to organize in Guangdong, women's groups rose and developed rapidly in 1920 s had a significant impact on the feminist movement.The fourth chapter last reviewed the Guangdong women's movement, affirmed its active role in the realization of women's rights, also points out that there are obvious limitations in movement, and proposed two major revelations that it offers, one is the rights holders should have the autonomy and motivation, the other one is the movement should be avoided as much as possible too dependent on the will of power.