As lutas revolucionárias da china e o surgimento dos movimentos feministas chinês (1850-1949)

Abstract

The general objective of this work is to understand how the first breath of the Chinese feminist movement emerged in the midst of the various revolutions throughout China's history. How internal and external revolutionary struggles influenced the emergence and strengthening of the movement. Using the hypothesis of Chinese feminism being born and strengthening itself along with the revolutionary struggles at the end of the Qing Dynasty until the Chinese Communist Revolution, which is aimed not only at women's liberation but also at national liberation. With a theoretical basis on the influence of hegemonic feminism, its roots, aspects and theories, which has shaped other feminisms around the world beyond China due to its prominent global position. Feminist concepts used as a basis for better understanding the place and need of women in revolutionary acts. In this way, it aims to understand the influence of feminine thought within armed and ideological conflicts, in order to unveil a new point of view on the emergence of feminism in an ancient society marked by invasions and humiliations by foreign peoples. The participation of women in Chinese revolutionary struggles at the end of the dynastic period and the construction of Chinese feminist movements based on their achievements in a period of great instability, until the first decades of China's republican period and the strengthening of women's place within Chinese society . The research will be developed guided by the theoretical part on the influence of feminist theories and some most prominent concepts in research such as feminism and revolution. It will also use bibliographical findings regarding the historical part of the presence and participation of Chinese women in the revolts at the end of the dynastic period. Using exploratory methodology, with published bibliographic bases, such as: academic articles, books and exploratory scientific materials, in a qualitative perspective, seeking to understand and expose the problem exposed in the work.