Edwards, Louise P.,

Gender, politics, and democracy : women's suffrage in China / Louise Edwards. - xii, 334 pages ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- Anti-Qing rebels : conceiving women's citizenship, 1898-1911 -- Women's search for political equality in the new republic, 1912-1914 -- Suffrage and provincial constitutions : building a new culture, 1919-1923 -- Nationalists, communists, and the National Assembly movement, 1924-1926 -- Feminists in the Nanjing decade, 1927-1936 -- Realizing the power of difference : quotas, war, and elections, 1936-1948 -- Conclusion.

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Women--Suffrage--History--China--20th century.
Women--Political activity--History--China--20th century.
Feminism--History--China--20th century.

JQ1518 / .E39 2008

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