但开风气敢为先——试析五四时期“大学开女禁”论争的过程及意义

About the Debate of "Should women enter the university" during the period of May Fourth Movement

在我国,近代大学之门向女子开放是伴随着五四时期关于"大学开女禁"的论争,才逐渐成为现实。论争的双方围绕"大学需不需要向女子开放?""大学能不能向女子开放?"等核心问题,展开了一场唇枪舌剑的争辩,最终以北京大学招收第一批女大学生为结果表明支持派获胜。这场论争不仅在当时有着开新风气的深刻意义,而且使得男女受教育权的平等在高等教育上的初步实现,从而促进了女子高等教育的发展。

In China, following the Debate of ＂Should women enter the university＂ during the period of May Fourth Movement, the door of modern university start to opening for women. The both sides of this debate encircled some important issues, just like ＂Should/Can women enter the university＂？ the result is that Peking University recruited the first group of female students, so the supporting side won. It has great significance to the new social ethos, and makes the equality of higher education between male and female become true, then, it promotes the development of female higher education .