Gender,System,and Power:A Focus on Modern Women's Education in Hunan
In modern China,the rise and development of women's education played a significant role in enabling women to break free from the constraints of traditional gender systems,culture,and ideologies,gradually achieving self-liberation and striving for gender power.Although women's education in Hunan,located in the Two Lakes region,started relatively late,it developed rapidly.From the establishment of the first girls'school in 1903 to the implementation of coeducation in 1921,this period marked a crucial phase in the evolution of modern women's education in Hunan,providing greater access to education for women in the region.Women educated in these new systems not only firmly resisted the traditional patriarchal norms of"male superiority,female inferiority",but also pursued gender equality,gaining rights such as voting and eligibility to stand for election,education,employment,and marital autonomy.These advancements significantly transformed gender norms and societal structures.