A Study On The Women’s Liberation Movement Led By The Southern Bureau Of The CPC Central Committee ——Centered On Modern Women And Professional Women

The women’s liberation movement led by the Southern Bureau of the CPC Central Committee is an important part of the United Front Work and women’s work of the CPC Central Committee.It is a glorious page in the history of the women’s liberation movement led by the CPC.The research on the background,content,historical significance and practical enlightenment of the women’s liberation movement led by the Southern Bureau of the CPC Central Committee is not only the deepening of the research of the Southern Bureau of the CPC Central Committee,but also the combing of the history of the women’s liberation movement of the CPC Central Committee,which helps to expand the research of modern Chinese women’s history.On January 16,1939,the Southern Bureau of the CPC Central Committee was officially established in Chongqing,responsible for the leadership of the CPC in the Kuomintang controlled areas.In this special political environment,apart from relying on a small number of legal organizations to carry out activities in the Kuomintang controlled areas,most party members work secretly with their legal identity,which makes the women’s liberation movement led by the Southern Bureau of the CPC Central Committee show distinctive characteristics.The Southern Bureau of the CPC attaches great importance to women’s liberation.A women’s group is set up to take charge of women’s work.It carries out its work by joining Kuomintang women’s organizations,establishing women’s organizations,women’s newspapers and periodicals.Among them,the establishment of women’s newspapers and periodicals to publicize the women’s emancipation of the CPC is not only an important part of the women’s liberation movement led by the Southern Bureau of the CPC,but also its important characteristics.In terms of content,the women’s liberation movement led by the Southern Bureau of the CPC mainly started from the four aspects of women’s political participation,marriage,education and occupation,inspired and guided women’s thoughts,reshaped women’s social roles,encouraged women to move from family to society,shoulder social responsibilities like men,and combined women’s liberation with national liberation.In terms of women’s political participation,the Southern Bureau of the CPC paid attention to cultivating women’s democratic spirit,opposed the Kuomintang’s public opinion and laws restricting women,promoted women’s participation in the democratic constitutional movement and democratic elections,legally guaranteed women’s legitimate rights and interests,established guidance classes and women’s literacy classes,and carried out democratic political education for women.In terms of women’s marriage and love,the Southern Bureau of the CPC paid attention to the hot spots of current affairs that infringe on women’s rights and interests,criticized the feudal sale of marriage,condemned the behavior of philandering with and materializing women,promoted the correct concept of love,reminded women not to indulge in love,and love should obey the interests of the national revolution,and encouraged married women to go out of the family in order to contribute to the society.In terms of women’s education,the Southern Bureau of the CPC encouraged female students to pursue their studies bravely,improve their knowledge level,awakened the sense of social responsibility of educated women,correctly guided women’s writing,and advocated women writers to speak for the interests of women’s groups.In terms of women’s careers,the Southern Bureau of the CPC emphasized the plight and work rights of working women,provided a socialist direction for working women,encouraged urban unemployed working women to turn to rural work to help rural women,and guided working women to adhere to the correct political path and actively move closer to the CPC.The women’s liberation movement led by the Southern Bureau of the CPC Central Committee has important historical significance and practical enlightenment.The women’s liberation movement of the Southern Bureau strongly supported the war of resistance against Japan and contributed to the formation of the women’s United Front in the rear;spreaded the concept of equality between men and women,which is conducive to safeguarding women’s legitimate rights and interests;It promoted the awakening of women’s personality and helps to promote the development of women’s liberation.In the new stage of historical development,we should continue to uphold the party’s leadership over the women’s liberation movement,strengthen the legal protection of women’s rights and interests,imperceptibly guide social customs and atmosphere for a long time,and combine women’s liberation with the theme of the new era to promote the in-depth development of women’s liberation movement.