@article{ART001686021},
author={Lee, Eun-gyong},
title={Japanese Intellectuals’ Responses to ‘Women’s Liberation’ During the Period of U.S Military Administration: Focused on articles in Fujinkoron},
journal={日本硏究},
issn={1229-6309},
year={2012},
number={33},
pages={255-274},
doi={}
TY - JOUR
AU - Lee, Eun-gyong
TI - Japanese Intellectuals’ Responses to ‘Women’s Liberation’ During the Period of U.S Military Administration: Focused on articles in Fujinkoron
JO - 日本硏究
PY - 2012
VL - null
IS - 33
PB - The Center for Japanese Studies
SP - 255
EP - 274
SN - 1229-6309
AB - This paper tries to address what responses Japanese male and female intellectuals showed facing the policy of ‘women’s liberation’ unilaterally given by the GHQ during the period of U.S Military Administration with special reference to two items, ‘woman suffrage’ and ‘housework.’ As a way for this purpose, I have reviewed reports and essays during the period of U.S Military Administration in Fujinkoron ‘public discussion among wives,’ a magazine that had actively discussed sincerely about women’s liberation from before World War II.
As for women’s suffrage given without preparation, people, regardless of gender, showed worries on women’s engagement in politics, and also revealed somewhat sardonic responses to the first female politicians’ disappointing behavior. Also, women’s liberation tended to be identified with the ‘liberation from housework’ and the exaggeration and distortion of American household appliances could easily encourage excessive expectation of the liberation from housework and vague aspiration to America. However, we can see that women began to show their own realization and reflection on woman suffrage, and such problems got overcome as the vague aspiration to Americans’ appliances was turned into interest in their background institutions and values.
women’s liberation, woman suffrage, housework, Fujinkoron, America
KW - fujinkoron;Women's liberation;Women suffrage;housework;America
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Lee, Eun-gyong. (2012). Japanese Intellectuals’ Responses to ‘Women’s Liberation’ During the Period of U.S Military Administration: Focused on articles in Fujinkoron. 日本硏究, 33, 255-274.
Lee, Eun-gyong. 2012, "Japanese Intellectuals’ Responses to ‘Women’s Liberation’ During the Period of U.S Military Administration: Focused on articles in Fujinkoron", 日本硏究, no.33, pp.255-274. Available from: doi:
Lee, Eun-gyong "Japanese Intellectuals’ Responses to ‘Women’s Liberation’ During the Period of U.S Military Administration: Focused on articles in Fujinkoron" 日本硏究 33 pp.255-274 (2012) : 255.
Lee, Eun-gyong. Japanese Intellectuals’ Responses to ‘Women’s Liberation’ During the Period of U.S Military Administration: Focused on articles in Fujinkoron. 2012; 33 : 255-274. Available from: doi:
Lee, Eun-gyong. "Japanese Intellectuals’ Responses to ‘Women’s Liberation’ During the Period of U.S Military Administration: Focused on articles in Fujinkoron" 日本硏究 no.33(2012) : 255-274.doi:
Lee, Eun-gyong. Japanese Intellectuals’ Responses to ‘Women’s Liberation’ During the Period of U.S Military Administration: Focused on articles in Fujinkoron. 日本硏究, 33, 255-274. doi:
Lee, Eun-gyong. Japanese Intellectuals’ Responses to ‘Women’s Liberation’ During the Period of U.S Military Administration: Focused on articles in Fujinkoron. 日本硏究. 2012; 33 255-274. doi:
Lee, Eun-gyong. Japanese Intellectuals’ Responses to ‘Women’s Liberation’ During the Period of U.S Military Administration: Focused on articles in Fujinkoron. 2012; 33 : 255-274. Available from: doi:
Lee, Eun-gyong. "Japanese Intellectuals’ Responses to ‘Women’s Liberation’ During the Period of U.S Military Administration: Focused on articles in Fujinkoron" 日本硏究 no.33(2012) : 255-274.doi:
