Funü Shibao(
Chinese: t 婦女時報,s妇女时报,Fùnǚ Shíbào; Women's News) was a Chinese monthly women's magazine that was published from 1911 to 1917 in
Shanghai, China. It was the earliest commercial women's magazine in the country.[1]
History and profile
Funü Shibao was established by Di Baoxian in 1911.[2][3] The first issue appeared on 6 November 1911.[2] The magazine was published by Funü Shibao Division at You Zheng publishing company on a monthly basis.[2] Bao Tianxiao served as the
editor-in-chief of the monthly,[2][3] which had its headquarters in Shanghai.[4][5]
Funü Shibao featured articles written by women.[1] Many revolutionary women wrote for the magazine, such as
Zhang Mojun.[6] The magazine covered articles about
female liberation as well as
fashion and hairstyles for women.[7] It also contained work translated from
Japanese.[8] The number of female readers increased over time.[3]
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abcDoris Sung; Liying Sun; Matthias Arnold (Fall 2014). "The Birth of a Database of Historical Periodicals". Tulsa Studies in Women's Literature. 33 (2).
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abcd"Funü shibao". University of Heidelberg. Retrieved 11 August 2015.