ism . ▁However , ▁her ▁theories ▁are ▁not ▁specific ▁to ▁Chinese ▁culture , ▁so ▁she ▁is ▁considered ▁a ▁global ▁femin ist ▁by ▁histor ians ▁such ▁as ▁Mary ▁John . ▁Her ▁ess ay , ▁" On ▁Women ' s ▁Liber ation " ▁addressed ▁women ' s ▁issues ▁within ▁China , ▁particularly ▁how ▁women ' s ▁liber ation ▁is ▁decided ▁by ▁others ▁within ▁the ▁hier arch ical ▁system ▁of ▁society ▁at ▁the ▁time . ▁Her ▁ess ay , ▁" On ▁the ▁Question ▁of ▁Women ' s ▁Labor " ▁discuss es ▁how ▁" mod ern ▁form ▁of ▁labor " ▁has ▁impact ed ▁women , ▁and ▁how ▁their ▁bodies ▁are ▁histor ically ▁tied ▁to ▁their ▁labor . ▁ ▁Though ▁not ▁self - ident ified ▁as ▁a ▁femin ist , ▁D ing ▁L ing ' s ▁writ ings ▁and ▁thoughts ▁on ▁gender ▁issues ▁reson ate ▁a ▁lot ▁with ▁femin ist ▁ideas ▁and ▁ide als . ▁In ▁March ▁ 1 9 3 2 , ▁D ing ▁L ing ▁joined ▁the ▁Chinese ▁Commun ist ▁Party , ▁and ▁she ▁was ▁recognized ▁as ▁an ▁active ▁writer ▁in ▁the ▁League ▁of ▁Left - W ing ▁Writ ers . ▁During ▁her ▁time ▁in ▁the ▁C CP , ▁D ing ▁L ing ▁published ▁several ▁well - known ▁ess ays ▁and ▁nov els ▁concerning ▁gender ▁issues ▁and ▁living ▁situation ▁of ▁women . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁she ▁wrote ▁an ▁article ▁in ▁a ▁party ▁newspaper , ▁titled ▁" Th ought s ▁on ▁March ▁ 8 ", ▁question ing ▁the ▁party ' s ▁commit ment ▁to