Editing May Fourth Movement (section)

=== Feminist ===
The domination of Confucian ideologies shaped gender inequalities in Chinese culture, labeling and treating women as second-class citizens. The May Fourth Movement played a crucial role in women's emancipation in China, representing a social and cultural shift toward societal transformation.

Women in the May Fourth Movement were often restricted to indoor speeches and debates, lacking the same freedom of movement as their male counterparts.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Lopez |first=Hector |year=2016 |title=Daughters of the May Fourth, Orphans of Revolution |url=https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1050&context=history-in-the-making |journal=History in the Making |volume=9 |issue=6 |via=Asian History Commons}}</ref> Although most activists and protesters were male, male intellectuals believed women's liberation was essential for a stronger and unified China. They argued that Confucian family structures hindered China's development. Stating that "Women's liberation had to be achieved to save China from disarray and humiliation."<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Li |first=Yuhui |year=2000 |title=Women's Movement and Change of Women's Status in China |url=https://vc.bridgew.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1626&context=jiws |journal=Journal of International Women's Studies |volume=1 |issue=1 |pages=30–40 |via=Virtual Commons}}</ref> Many supported the movement as they believed that women's emancipation was essential for a modern China. They saw it as intertwined with nationalism and new democratic values driven by the anti-imperialist movement.