The Attention And Discussion Of Ladies'magazine On Chinese Women's Movement In The 1920s And 1930s

The Ladies' Magazine is quite a representative of the women's publications born in response to the glorious May 4th New Culture Movement.It was founded in Hangzhou in 1920 by the Women's Literature Association,a folk women‘s group,and ran for 20 years in all.During its release,the publication focused on issues related to women,family and children,with particular emphasis on discussion of issues related to the women's movement.About the time Ladies' Magazine is started,the women's movement in China has entered quite a different development stage.Not only its participation group has been expanded,involved level has been deepened,but also it has been promoted by the public opinion and the National Government,thus showing unprecedented vitality.This paper selects the speech articles in the early stage of the Ladies' Magazine,which is 1920—1936,a total of 17 years,as fundamental historical materials,investigates the attention and discussion of the magazine's editors and authors on theprogress of Chinese women's movement in the 1920 s and 1930 s.In general,the periodical can follow the trend of the women's movement,strengthen the subject awareness of women,guide them to pay attention to their living conditions,and encourage them to participate in the handling of social affairs.Respectively from four aspects,including politics,economic,culture and life,the periodical makes a comprehensive and fine interpretation of the call for gender equality at that time,making every effort to support the liberation career.In addition,the reasonable kernel contained in the articles of Ladies' Magazine is still of positive significance today.At the same time,a reasonable examination of the ideological limitations of the articles can not only enable us to have a more comprehensive cognition and a more scientific grasp of the historical value of the periodical,but also make the current development of women's cause take history as a mirror and avoid repeating the previous mistakes.