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Maoist Women Voices, Marcos Gallo, Amber Bullock, Scott Sweeten, Stéfanie J. Morris, Joshua D. Sims

FHSS Mentored Research Conference

Mao Zedong, the leader of China's communist revolution, promised liberation from exploitation for all, including for women. However, government inefficacy and social inertia impeded meaningful change. Women in Communist China under the rule of Mao Zedong found their voice through civic activity because communist reform policies failed to instate gender equality.