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This is a 6 page paper discussing the distinctions between men and women in the Song and Qing Dynasties in China. The distinctions between men and women changed during the times of continuous change which existed in China between the Song Dynasty (960-1279) and the Qing Dynasty (1644-1912). Although China experienced a great deal of wealth during the Song Dynasty and women were often involved in running family businesses in the merchant class, the prominent role of women was still one of wife and mother in the household. At this time only men were literate, educated and allowed to own land. In addition, men introduced the practice of foot-binding of women to show their wealth and status. The practice of foot-binding of women was one of the first practices forbidden by the Manchurians during their leadership in the Qing Dynasty. In the latter Qing Dynasty, the dynamics changed again with the influences of the West in trade. During the latter Qing Dynasty, women from the upper classes became literate and educated and over 3,500 women published their writings during this period. Despite the increasing status of women in Chinese society however, most women were still restricted to writing about their traditional roles as wives and mothers as men still held dominated the system.
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and the Qing Dynasty (1644-1912). Although China experienced a great deal of wealth during the Song Dynasty and women were often involved in running family businesses in the merchant class,
the prominent role of women was still one of wife and mother in the household. At this time only men were literate, educated and allowed to own land. In addition,
men introduced the practice of foot-binding of women to show their wealth and status. The practice of foot-binding of women was one of the first practices forbidden by the Manchurians
during their leadership in the Qing Dynasty. In the latter Qing Dynasty, the dynamics changed again with the influences of the West in trade. During the latter Qing Dynasty, women
from the upper classes became literate and educated and over 3,500 women published their writings during this period. Despite the increasing status of women in Chinese society however, most women
were still restricted to writing about their traditional roles as wives and mothers as men still held dominated the system. The Song
(Sung) Dynasty occurred from 960-1126 for the Northern Song and then the capital moved south and the Southern Song Dynasty lasted from 1127-1279 at which time the Southern Dynasty was
overrun by the Mongols. The Song Dynasty was known for its great changes in the economic and social climates of the country because of its growing innovations in technology, commerce,
agriculture and maritime trade. During the Song Dynasty neo-Confucianism also became popular and was a base for much of the political and social decisions within China at that time (Tsin,
1994). The Qing (Ching) Dynasty occurred over four centuries after the Song Dynasty and because of the changes which had occurred during that time and the increasing influence of the
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