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Feminist movements and organizations in China
It was not until the 20th century when reforms for women's rights began as issues concerning women came under the spotlight. Unexpectedly, most of the early reforms for Chinese Women were conducted by men. For example, the May Fourth Movement of 1919 was the first impactful cultural movement of modern China, which heavily enlightened China on the importance of a woman’s role in society. This movement promoted women’s suffrage, denounced foot binding and shone light on the inhumanity of arranged marriages and the poor quality of women’s education.

By the late 20th century, women began to gain greater autonomy through the formation of women-only organizations. Chinese women’s organizations began to emerge during the Zhang Mao era (1948-1976) such as the All-China Women’s Federation. These organizations allowed issues concerning women’s interests, welfare, and equal rights to be addressed.

All-China Women’s Federation
This organization was established in 1949 to protect women's rights and represent their interests. Scholar Qi Wang explains this all female non-governmental organization in a feminist context where women were finally challenging the government’s tighter control on social organizations. These were feminist modes of protests, in private and public spaces, that contributed to the introduction of new generational changes to resist inequalities. Other organizations in China, such as the Human Rights Watch, addresses that the ACWF "is promoting a damaging narrative about women's subservience in an attempt to fix social issues". Since the head positions of the ACWF are appointed by the Communist Party of China, women who hold positions of leadership do not necessarily represent the interests of Chinese women, because they are not elected by the people, but appointed by the party/state.