The Controversy over the Protection of Motherhood and its Impact upon the Japanese Women's Movement
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12824286 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Hiroko Tomida (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2004 |
| Volume | 3 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 243-271 |
| Publication date | 2004-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | European Journal of East Asian Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1568-0584 • E-ISSN: 1570-0615 |
| Publisher | Brill (PUBLISHER • NL) |
| DOI | 10.1163/1570061042780883 |
| OpenAlex | W2052968574 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
This article is an assessment of the bosei hogo ronsō (the controversy over the protection of motherhood) which developed between 1916 and 1919 among four female protagonists—Hiratsuka Raichō, Yosano Akiko, Yamakawa Kikue and Yamada Waka. It describes the origin and development of the controversy in the light of international and domestic social and political changes affecting women in Japan in the 1910s. It examines each protagonist's views on the rights and wrongs of the state protecting motherhood, and compares their positions. It also discusses the influence which Western feminists such as Olive Schreiner and Ellen Key had on the debate, and the conclusion which the debate reached. The article finally reviews the achievements and limitations of this key debate, and assesses the impact the controversy had on the Japanese women's movement
Asian studies · China · Key (lock · Political science · Politics · Sociology · State (computer science · Gender Studies · Historical Gender and Feminism Studies · Japanese History and Culture · Law
| Citations per year | 0.2 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2011 - 2022 (12) |
| Highly cited | No |