The Emergence and Development of Modern Female Schools in China

摘要

The modernization of Chinese society was compelled to be completed in the influences of western culture and civilization. The modernization of education is an indispensable part of social modernization, and the education equality of men and women is a necessary and big step in China's education modernization. In ancient China, the society defined female education as the education on "female virtues" and prohibited women from school education. As China was forced to open the door, missionaries began to set up female schools in China, thus starting the new journey of China's female education. The emergence of China's female schools was a remarkable sign of China's education modernization. As women are playing more and more important roles in the society, re-reviewing the emergence and development of China's modern female schools is an important approach to consider how women were included into the modernization path.