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When Menfolk Go to Work Chinese Women Run Town
A New York Times report from Changsha details how neighborhood women in Hunan province lead local social and productive activities. They organize production units, run workshops, study Marxist texts, and oversee childcare while maintaining Communist party channels. Wages average about 15 dollars monthly as women manage light industry, social work, and birth control propaganda.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Bonavia
London
Peking
Communist Party
Huang Chu Ying
Mayi’ Shan
Changsha
Hunan Province
Mao Tse-tung
New York Times News Service