對近中國女權運動的發展來說，許多開明男性的推動、支持與參與，是促使運動 得以不斷前進的一大動力。在清末民初外力衝擊的時代中，中國的知識份子紛紛以救國 保種為目標，思考如何改變時局，扭轉劣勢；興女學與廢纏足正是出於上述認知而發端 的重要女權運動濫觴。在許多有識之士的強力提倡下，產生許多知識婦女，關始自覺女 權的重要性，而有民初之後規模日益狀大的女權運動。 本文嘗試初步處理的，即為清末民初兩代知識份子看待女性與女權問題的歷史演 進。本文選擇了梁啟超與胡適兩位具代表性的知識分子，並著重於處理梁胡二人有關女 性的文本論述，企圖瞭解在環境演變、時局遞嬗中，這兩代自由主義知識份子如何將女 性問題納入其思考國家、社會問題的架構中，並探究其女性論述的差異與原因。希望藉 由此一研究，能突顯出「女性問題」在男性思考大局、關懷社會心態中的定位及其重要 性，並反省其帶給女性的侷限與女性必須突破之處。

　　　　　As a result of the initiation, support and participation of some liberalminded men, modern Chinese women's movement was able to get off the ground and had itself sustained. During the last years of the Qing Dynasty and the early days of the Republic, some of the major concerns of the Chinese intellectuals seemed to be the integrity of the nation and the survival of its people. A lot of thought was given to ways of reversing the deteriorating situation of the time. Education for women and abolition of foot-binding were among the priorities. As a consequence, many women were able to receive educatiion. And the importance of women's rights thus dawned upon them, paving the way for a healthy growth of a women's movement. This articles focuses on two important liberals-Liang Qichao and Hu Shih-as representatives of their respective generations (the Late Qing and the early Republican eras). Through an investigation of their views on women and the solutions offered by the two thinkers, I wish to look at how they address women's issues. Specifically this paper provides a textual analysis of Liang's and Hu's essays on women and concentrates on some of the salient features of their writings on women. I hope this approach is helpful in highlighting the impact of their discussions of Chinese women and the significance of such discussions in men's overall deliberations on such general concerns as nation and community. I hope, too, that some light could be thrown on the limitations such views impose on women as well as potential breakthroughs.