Research On Women's New Life Monthly In The New Life Movement (1936-1937)

The New Life Movement started in 1934 was a lifestyle reform movement that aimed at "rules and cleanliness." The women's group established The Women's Advisory Council of New Life Movement,which is subordinate to The New Life Movement promotion association.As the head office for organizing and leading women's work and women's movements,The Women's Advisory Council of New Life Movement leads women to join the New Life Movement,and publishes and prints "Women's New Life Monthly" to promote work."Women's New Life Monthly" is an important platform for reflecting women's issues.In addition to reporting on the living conditions of women at home and abroad,it also introduced a lot of relevant scientific knowledge about women's personal,family health,child care,etc.,which improved women's awareness and quality of life.In addition,as an important bridge between The Women's Advisory Council of New Life Movement and the outside world,Also plays an important role in publicity.In addition to designing,supervising and providing feedback on the work of The Women's Advisory Council of New Life Movement,summarizing and recording the activities and achievements of The Women's Advisory Council of New Life Movement,it also publicized the knowledge of Anti-Japanese War and the patriotic activities of the labor force,and called for the mobilization of women.The articles in this journal strongly promote the ideal female images at the macro and micro levels that the country expects.Not only can they manage their family life in an orderly manner,they can also carry the important responsibilities assigned to them by the national society.For various practical needs,these discussions emphasize the importance of women's new life and women's responsibility to the nation,so that ideal women with high cultivation,high knowledge and sacrificing service spirit become the only correct choice for women,and become a life pursuit of every woman.The journal uses a series of rigorous narrative logic to make everyone politicized and included under the control of the state.Its unique discipline system defines ideal women from all aspects,regulates their rights and responsibilities,and shapes new women in the new era.State power has thus comprehensively reformed women.The National Government hopes that the eagerness of shaping the ideal woman through enlightenment will extend women's obligations more indefinitely,andwomen will become bearers of various pressures.The notion of "progress" emphasized by the journals made every woman scramble to be the ideal woman.This intense pursuit sacrificed the rest of women's lives,and social expectations have become the shackles that restrict women.“Women's New Life Monthly” is a women's journal that reflects the life status of women in a particular historical period.Although the publication time is short,the uniqueness of the journal lies in the dual attributes of official journal and women's journal,which enables us to understand the history of this period from multiple angles and at a deeper level.The scientific knowledge,ideal female image and social values conveyed by the women's new life monthly played an important guiding role for the people at that time,and then had an important impact on women's ideas,the Anti-Japanese War and social civilization.