Jin, Tianhe

Jin Tianhe (Chinese: 金天翮; 1873 – 1947) was a scholar, poet, politician, and writer from the Anhui Province. Jin Tianhe is most well-known for publishing the first Chinese feminist manifesto, The Women's Bell. Other popular works include Jiangsu, The Weekly Independent, A Flower In A Sinful Sea, and The Grand Magazine. Jin Tianhe was born into nobility during the Qing era and received an elite education, but was greatly critical of the government and supported the overthrow of the Qing. Themes of Jin Tianhe's work include racial envy, gender equality, women's rights, and national salvation. Through his work, Jin Tianhe expressed his desire for gender equality and criticized the backwardness of China's social relations and government, while praising the West for their non-oppressive ideologies. Although his work was influential, it was often debated by other scholars and critiqued for being overly progressive and ignorant of contemporary realities. Currently, his contributions to the feminist movement is still expressed by a large number of actors through media, books, and speeches.