今年的「三八」妇女节,正处在我们国家继续加强抗美援朝斗争、开始了大规模国家建设和召开全国人民代表大会及地方各级人民代表大会的时候,正处在大张旗鼓地宣传贯彻婚姻法的运动月中,因之,它就有更加特殊的意义。为了在完成一九五三年三大任务中增添新的动力,就必须进一步发挥全体人民特别是占人口一半的广大妇女群众的政治积极性和生产上的潜在能力。而目前阻碍全体人民特别是广大妇女群众这种潜在能力和积极性的充分发挥的一个重要问题,就是封建主义婚姻制度和封建习俗的影响。这种封建主义的婚姻制度,在不同程度上分裂着人民内部的团结和进步,使很多家庭生活继续陷于纠纷和痛苦中,使很多男女特别是妇女还在忍受着精神上和肉体上的折磨,甚至伤害着部分 This year’s “March 8” Women’s Day is at a time when our country continues to step up its struggle for resistance to the United States and aid the country, starting large-scale nation-building and convening the NPC and local people’s congresses at all levels. It is in the midst of promoting the implementation of the Marriage Law in a big way Movement month, because of it, it has more special significance. In order to add new impetus to the three major tasks of 1953, we must further give full play to the political enthusiasm and productive potential of the general public, especially the majority of the women who constitute half of the population. At present, an important issue that has hindered the development of the potential capabilities and enthusiasm of all people, especially the broad masses of women, is the influence of feudalist marriage and feudal custom. This feudalist marriage system, to varying degrees, divides the unity and progress within the people and keeps many family lives in disputes and misery, leaving many men and women, especially women, mentally and physically tortured. Even hurt part