Nüzi shijie was launched by the Women’s World Society of Changshu as a monthly publication in Shanghai in 1904.[2] The founding editor was Ding Chuwo, a scholar and educator, who edited the magazine until 1907.[2] The last issue of the magazine was edited by Chen Yiyi which appeared in 1907.[2]
It had a wide distribution area,[3] including Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang in addition to Jiangxi, Anhui, Hunan, Hubei, Sichuan, Shandong and Beijing.[2] Target audience of Nüzi shijie was urban women readers.[4] Major contributors were Gao Xie, Gao Xu and Liu Yazi, and some of the contributors were women.[2] The magazine frequently featured articles about the women-related issues and gender relations in the Qing period.[2] These articles were didactic in nature.[4] It also published biographies of well-known historical Chinese women such as Shen Yunying and Qin Liangyu.[5] The magazine argued that both women's education and the reinforcement of their rights were indispensable requirements for the survival of China.[3]