晚清上海:女权主义实践与理论

The Feminism in Shanghai in Late Qing

晚清上海是女权主义实践相当突出的地方 ;与此同时 ,女权主义理论也很丰富。从 1 870年代起 ,上海报刊就开始运用近代科学知识 ,批判传统的男尊女卑观念 ,宣传男女平等。到 1 890年代 ,几乎所有进步思想家在这方面都有表现。其中 ,金天翮的名著《女界钟》 ,代表了晚清女权主义思想的最好水平。以晚清比照五四 ,可以看出 ,五四时期关于女权主义的议题 ,在晚清思想界大多讨论过。深入地研究晚清 ,有利于恰当地评价五四。

Shanghai in late Qing dynasty was prominent for its feminist practice. At the same time, feminist theories were abundant. Since 1870s, Shanghai newspapers and journals, criticised traditional idea of 'man is noble and woman is humble', and advocated that 'man and woman are equal'. At the 1890s, almost all the advanced thinkers were well-expressed in this field, among which a famous book entitled NüJie Zhong by Jin Tianhe represented the best level of feminist though in Late Qing dynasty. As comparing late Qing dynasty with May 4th period, it is discovered that the feminist topics in May 4th period were mostly discussed by the thinkers in late Qing dynasty. A thorough-going study of the late Qing dynasty will be beneficial to a proper valuation of the May 4th Movement.