太平天国妇女参军作战新论

太平天国妇女参军作战和从事军事防御工作,展现了太平女军的风采,为太平天国运动作出了卓越的贡献。女军建制全,规模大,数量多,为世罕见。从女军的来源,参军的原因看,太平天国主张妇女参军作战,还只是战争条件下的一种客观需要;是为了解决广大妇女、儿童随军的需要;是太平天国“别男行女行”政策的必然结果;是解决太平军兵力少,不够用的需要;是广西客家妇女尚武习俗在天国中的一种自然延续和反映;广大妇女还只是作为“宗教战士”参军作战,根本谈不上男女平等和妇女解放。

New Theory on Taiping Heavenly Kingdom Women Joining the Army

Women of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom who join and fight in the army,engaged in military defense,have represented the elegance of the women army of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom,and have made remarkable contributions to the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom movements.It is rare in the world that this women army has such a complete organization system,such a large scale and such a large number.Looking into the source of the women army and the reason why they join the army,we can see the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom advocating women joining and fighting in the army,is only a kind of desirability under war condition.It is for resolving the problem that the masses of women and children go along with the army and also an inevitable result of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom's " Distinguish the Men and Women " policy.It resolves the problem that there aren't enough troops for the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom army.It is the natural extension and reflection of the warrior custom that Guangxi Hakkas women have long owned.Women still join the army and fight as " religious soldiers ",but it is far from women's liberation and equality between men and women.