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Hangul letters of the Chusa family are 85 letters of the Chusa KimJeong-hee’s family, famous on calligraphic style of the Chusa and thepicture of <Sehando>. The letters of the Chusa family are 45 letters, andthe letters of the Chusa are 40 letters. They are Hangul letters whichhave passed between previous generation and future generation, and theyare very important family history data that give us family life andculture, language and consciousness in 18~19th century. Especially, theHangul letters of the Chusa family show the participation aspect andmeaning of men's housekeeping as well as the role and awareness ofwomen. The late Joseon Dynasty is known to have had a rigidly patriarchalsociety and men have just focused on going on in the rest the world,and have thought that housekeeping was usually women's share. However, to review the Hangul letters of the Chusa family, men of thosedays were participating for housekeeping more than women. The female members of the Chusa family managed housekeeping, suchas food, clothing, and shelter, and they focused on childbirth andchildcare. On the other hand, the male members of the Chusa familyparticipated in family affair both inside and outside the home, such as his family, family members, household goods, family function. This paper isto examine the role and awareness of the female of the Chusa family,and then is to study in earnest about participation aspect and meaning inhousekeeping of the male of the Chusa family.

Chusa Kim Jeong-hee, Hangul letters, housekeeping, housework, history of korean women, family history