Creating Socialist Women in Japan Gender, Labour and Activism, 19001937 [Paperback]

This 1997 book analyses the writings of Japanese socialist women and explores the place and perspectives of women there early in the twentieth century.This book tells the inspiring story of a group of women who challenged the expectations of their society in their writings and in their actions. Vera Mackie surveys the development of socialist women's activism in Japan from the 1900s to the 1930s, in the broader context of the industrial and political development of modern Japan. She outlines the major socialist womens' organizations and their debates with their liberal and anarchist sisters. The book also offer close analyses of the political and creative writings of socialist women.This book tells the inspiring story of a group of women who challenged the expectations of their society in their writings and in their actions. Vera Mackie surveys the development of socialist women's activism in Japan from the 1900s to the 1930s, in the broader context of the industrial and political development of modern Japan. She outlines the major socialist womens' organizations and their debates with their liberal and anarchist sisters. The book also offer close analyses of the political and creative writings of socialist women.This book tells the inspiring story of a group of women who challenged the expectations of their society in their writings and in their actions. Vera Mackie surveys the development of socialist women's activism in Japan from the 1900s to the 1930s, in the broader context of the industrial and political development of modern Japan. She outlines the major socialist womens' organizations and their debates with their liberal and anarchist sisters. The book also offers close analyses of the political and creative writings of socialist women.1. Introduction; 2. Imperial subjects; 3. Wives; 4. Mothers; 5. Workers; 6. Activists; 7. Creating socialist women 190337. An invaluable contribution to the corpus of texts documenting feminist life internationally. Highly lC,