These 21 dynamic articles by Chinese women scholars explore the limitations on women's lives in premodern China,
detail their involvement in the great political movements of the 20th century and examine how new laws have improved
women's status, yet have left them open to exploitation as China enters the global economy. With statistics and
reports otherwise unavailable, they give a refreshing outlook on China's women that is breathtaking both for the
problems it confronts and for the spirit of struggle it embodies.