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October 15, 2025Rural China

“Peasant Women Need the Revolution, and the Revolution Needs Peasant Women”: Women-Focused Social Investigations in the Taihang Base Area (1938–1949)

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CSCan Shi

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Overview

Analysis reveals women's investigations mobilized rural support for the revolution, indicating their critical role.

Key Points

  • Social investigations linked policy to practice, highlighting women's importance in the CCP's revolutionary efforts.
  • The Liguadao uprising in 1943 severely impacted investigation efforts, emphasizing the need for new methods.
  • Intellectuals transformed the investigative approach by engaging with women in rural settings for better insights.
  • Literary and artistic works rooted in women's lives helped disseminate policy and inspire participation in the revolution.

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Can Shi (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68efbd16d61273c8652d8174https://doi.org/10.1163/22136746-12341334
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