[1] Nüzi shijie was launched by the Women’s World Society of Changshu as a monthly publication in Shanghai in 1904.
[2] It had a wide distribution area,[3] including Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang in addition to Jiangxi, Anhui, Hunan, Hubei, Sichuan, Shandong and Beijing.
[2] The magazine frequently featured articles about the women-related issues and gender relations in the Qing period.
[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.