The Portrayal Of Female Image By The Female Youth(1927-1937)

The Female Youth is the core journal of the national agency of Young Women's Christian Association.It was founded in 1922 and closed in 1937,for 16 years.As one of the early women's publications founded in China,in addition to its Christian color,the magazine conveyed the attention of the Christian community to Chinese women in China.This paper based on the female youth magazine,historical data of 1927 to 1937 years the magazine's content is analyzed and discussed,in order to discover the of the impact of modern Chinese women's liberation process.The first part of this paper discusses the establishment and development of the magazine.The paper starts with the establishment and development of the national agency of Young Women's Christian Association.At the same time,the paper gives a brief analysis of the magazine's founding background,and shows the change of ideology under the wave of non-christian movement.In addition,several historical materials have been used to identify and correct the publication of the magazine.In addition,the important people and authors of the magazine are briefly introduced to try to restore the development process of the magazine more fully.The second part of the Female Youth contents on concrete analysis of women in the family image,social image and the political image of the discussion,showing how the magazine shaped the image of women in detail.The third part discusses the characteristics of female images which were constructed by the Female Youth.First of all,the content of the Female Youth presents the difference between the female theory and the reality images of Chinese women.At the same time,the magazine had created multiple images of women,as well as the conflict between female images.For example,the conflict between the female social image and the family image,and the conflict between the "personal" interests and the "national" obligations during the national crisis.In addition,if we use feminist theory to analysis the Female Youth,we will find the magazine's attitudes are progressive.However,its concept was affected by the western countries deeply,so had a limited impact on the social changes which China needed in the crisis.Through the analysis of this article,you can find the young woman magazine focused on the liberation movement of female in modern China.And it provided a opportunity for the Chinese women to communicate with the foreign experience by Christian business.The construction of female image could also play a guiding role during the republic of China,and provide the basis for the research during the period of the republic of China women liberation characteristics.