Despite the fact that objective conditions were unfavorable to the development of the women's movement, in 1982 there was an important new development. With assistance from the US-Asia Society, "Awakening" magazine was founded. Under the leadership of Li Yuan-chen, an associate professor of Chinese at Tamkang University, the magazine advanced with startling decisiveness to lay a firm foundation for the women's movement.
客觀因素不利婦運發展，然而一九八二年，在美國亞洲協會贊助下成立的「婦女新知雜誌社」，卻在淡江大學中文系副教授李元貞帶領下，以驚人的韌性，為婦運奠定穩固的基石。