Women: 1949-63 Flashcards

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CCP view of women

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> Men and women were equal under the Communists.

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Marriage Reform Law

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> 1950
Abolished male supremacy over women.
Banned concubinage and child marriage.
Women were allowed to divorce their husbands.
Men were not allowed to divorce women with a child younger than one.

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Maternity Provisions

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> Creches were provided for children so that women could join the workforce.
Lessened their maternal duties.

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Literacy Drive

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> Party Members taught villagers reading, writing and Communism.
Peasants going to market had to pass ‘literacy checkpoints’.
by 1960’s 90% of population was literate.
Standards of basic education improved, but Mao did not trust Universities or colleges.

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Destruction of the Family Unit

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> Men and women slept in single sex barracks.
Families couldn’t eat or live together.
Intimate relationships took place in the fields, and if discovered the couple would be publicly shamed.

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