Above Ground: China's Young Feminist Activists and Forty Moments of Transformation
In March 2015, the arrest and detention of five activists in China brought international attention to the feminist movement in that country, which has battled gender discrimination, sexual harassment, violence against women, and homophobia for many years. While the West has only recently turned its attention to the “Feminist Five” and their fellow activists, China has a long and deep history of feminist thought and action. This exhibit seeks to make visible the work of recent feminist activists in China, to share their work with a broader audience, and to spark interest in the history and present of feminist activists, advocates, and scholars in China.
This digital exhibit is a faithful representation of a physical exhibit of the same name, which was hosted by the University of Michigan’s Institute for Research on Women and Gender from January 2016 through June 2016. Unless otherwise noted, all textual materials were part of the original, physical exhibit.
Liangyu Fu and Meredith Kahn
<a href="https://apps.lib.umich.edu/online-exhibits/exhibits/show/aboveground" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://apps.lib.umich.edu/online-exhibits/exhibits/show/aboveground</a>
University of Michigan
English
Pushed to the Brink: Conflict and human trafficking
on the Kachin-China border
A report by Kachin women exposes how the Burmese government’s war against the Kachin has greatly increased the risk of human trafficking along the China-Burma border.
<a href="http://womenofburma.org/kwat-human-trafficking-report-pushed-to-the-brink/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://womenofburma.org/kwat-human-trafficking-report-pushed-to-the-brink/</a>
Kachin Women’s Association Thailand (KWAT)
2013
English
Driven Away: Report on Trafficking of Kachin women on the China-Burma border
The report is based on 63 verified and suspected trafficking cases that occurred primarily during 2000-2004. The cases involve 85 women and girls, mostly between the ages of 14 and 20. Testimony comes primarily from women and girls who escaped after being trafficked, as well as relatives, persons who helped escapees, and others.
<a href="http://burmacampaign.org.uk/reports/driven-away/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://burmacampaign.org.uk/reports/driven-away/</a>
Kachin Women’s Association Thailand (KWAT)
2005
English
Women's Rights Without Frontiers
Women's Rights Without Frontiers is a diverse, international coalition of individuals and organizations united in our belief that forced abortion and sexual slavery in China must be stopped.
<a href="http://www.womensrightswithoutfrontiers.org/index.php" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://www.womensrightswithoutfrontiers.org/index.php</a>
Women's Rights Without Frontiers
2018
English
Global Feminisms Project
The Global Feminisms Project (GFP) originated in 2002 to create an archive of oral histories from women scholars and activists from four countries: China, India, Poland, and the USA Since then, we have added interviews from Brazil, Nicaragua, and Russia.
<a href="https://globalfeminisms.umich.edu/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://globalfeminisms.umich.edu/</a>
University of Michigan
2016
English