![]() ![]() Feminism, she argues, presents a threat to the Communist Party’s patriarchal and authoritarian vision, which rests on the subjugation of women in the home as wives, mothers, and caretakers of elders. ![]() ![]() Hong Fincher explores the riveting stories of these women, their histories, their work, the brutal treatment they received while imprisoned, and the ongoing harassment by security officials that exemplifies the Chinese government’s increasing crackdown on feminist activism and social media. In this revealing history, journalist Hong Fincher ( Leftover Women) documents the nascent feminist movement in mainland China and the threats to its existence, a peril brought to global attention in spring 2015 with the jailing of the women’s rights activists known as the Feminist Five. ![]()
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