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This book traces the development of feminist consciousness in Japan from 1871 to 1941. Taeko Shibahara uncovers some fascinating histories as she examines how middle-class women navigated between domestic and international influences to form ideologies and strategies for reform. They negotiated a humanitarian space as Japan expanded its nationalist, militarist, imperialist, and patriarchal power. 

 

Focusing on these women's political awakening and activism, Shibahara shows how Japanese feminists channeled and adapted ideas selected from international movements and from interactions with mainly American social activists. 

 

Japanese Women and the Transnational Feminist Movement before World War II also connects the development of international contacts with the particular contributions of Ichikawa Fusae to the suffrage movement, Ishimoto Shidzue to the birth control movement, and Gauntlett Tsune to the peace movement by touching on issues of poverty, prostitution, and temperance. The result provides a window through which to view the Japanese women's rights movement with a broader perspective.

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  1. Cover
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  1. Title Page, Copyright Page
  2. pp. i-iv
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  1. Contents
  2. pp. v-vi
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  1. Acknowledgments
  2. pp. vii-viii
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  1. Abbreviations
  2. pp. ix-x
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  1. Chronology
  2. pp. xi-xiv
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  1. Introduction
  2. pp. 1-6
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  1. 1. Laying the Foundations for an International Feminist Perspective: Challenging the Discourses of Civilization
  2. pp. 7-21
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  1. 2. “Carrying with Her New Ideals and a New Outlook”: The Development of Cross-cultural Contacts, 1902–1930
  2. pp. 22-57
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  1. 3. Generating a Feminist Movement through Peace Activism, 1915–1941
  2. pp. 58-81
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  1. 4. From Private to Public: Ishimoto Shidzue and the Birth Control Movement up to 1941
  2. pp. 82-102
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  1. 5. Using Their Initiative at Home and Beyond: Suffragists’ Wartime Activism, 1931–1941
  2. pp. 103-126
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  1. Conclusion
  2. pp. 127-131
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  1. Epilogue: Postwar Continuity
  2. pp. 132-136
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  1. Appendix A: Notable People
  2. pp. 137-144
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  1. Appendix B: Notable Organizations
  2. pp. 145-146
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  1. Notes
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  1. Bibliography
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  1. Index
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  1. About the Author
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