國民黨走向家庭：婦女之家的社會服務(1956-1998)

Kuomintang Toward Family: The Social Services of Chinese Women's Club, 1956-1998

婦女之家隸屬國民黨婦工會，不免也宣揚黨國政策，不過，該機構除了提供女性學習與活動的場域，主要目的在服務貧困婦女與兒童，不僅對婦幼醫療保健、社會救濟、家政指導等做出很大貢獻，也在無形中促進族群與階級的交融，這是臺灣戰後最早為照顧婦女而設置的「家」。可惜的是，研究臺灣史學者並沒有注意該機構在歷史上的位置，而婦運研究者關心的是，與推動女性權益有關的婦女機構，導致婦女之家長期消音。本計畫擬還原婦女之家的樣貌，探究該機構成立的過程、經費來源、活動情形，更重要的是，瞭解婦女之家如何在婦工會指導下，從保健室走向家庭、社區，改變女性的身體觀與家庭生活。

Chinese Women's Club was part of the Kuomintang Women's Working Committee and had to propagandize party-state policies, but this institution also provided a space for women to learn and to participate in various activities. Its goal was to serve women and children in poverty. It also made great contributions to maternal and child health services, social relief, and home economics guidance. Through these practices, it indirectly encouraged ethnic and class exchanges. Chinese Women's Club was the first 'home' (jia) specifically designated to take care of women in postwar Taiwan. Unfortunately, scholars of Taiwan history have not paid much attention to the historical position of this institution. Scholars studying the women's movement have tended to focus on institutions that advanced women's rights and ignored the role of Chinese Women's Club. This project intends to restore the history of the Women's Club by investigating its establishment, sources of funding, and operations. Most importantly, through researching the operations of Chinese Women's Club, we can understand how its focus shifted from health concerns to family and community, and transformed women's views of their bodies and family lives.