Funü Shibao
Chinese women's magazine (1911–1917)
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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]
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Native name | |||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 婦女時報 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 妇女时报 | ||||||||
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| Editor-in-chief | Bao Tianxiao | ||||||||
| Categories | Women's magazines | ||||||||
| Frequency | Monthly | ||||||||
| Founder | Di Baoxian | ||||||||
| Founded | 1911 | ||||||||
| First issue | 6 November 1911 | ||||||||
| Final issue | 1917 | ||||||||
| Company | You Zheng | ||||||||
| Country | China | ||||||||
| Based in | Shanghai | ||||||||
| Language | Chinese | ||||||||
History and profile
Funü Shibao was established by Di Baoxian in 1911.[2][3] The first issue appeared on 11 June 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]