Chinese Feminist Movement

In a 1907 essay, He-Yin Zhen traces women’s subordination to the family, economic relations and state order, asking whether entry into existing institutions can amount to liberation.

In this 1904 address, Qiu Jin links footbinding, marriage, education and women’s self-reliance to late-Qing politics, while exposing the tension between national renewal and women’s freedom.

This paper explores the multifaceted responses from the Chinese art world to Linda Nochlin's famous 1971 question 'Why Have There Been No Great Women Artists?' The author analyzes how feminist art criticism has been translated and practiced in China, and drawing on the theory of 'feminism with Chinese characteristics' proposed by Zhu and Xiao, emphasizes the non-binary nature of gender politics within specific historical contexts.