02188cam a22003133u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000110010610000350011724500610015226400510021330000470026433600260031133700260033733800360036350000310039950801100043052011100054053400450165065300400169565300460173565300500178185600430183132449UtSlPG20260610133735.0mcr n260607r2010||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aDSaHQ1 aBacon, Alice Mabel,d1858-191810aJapanese Girls and Women :bRevised and Enlarged Edition 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2010  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2010-05-20  aProduced by Juliet Sutherland, S.D., and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net  a"Japanese Girls and Women" by Alice Mabel Bacon is a cultural study written in the late 19th century. The book explores the lives, traditions, and roles of Japanese women, offering insights into their upbringing, education, marriage, and societal expectations. It aims to shed light on the often overlooked aspect of Japanese culture—the perspectives and experiences of women—providing a comprehensive view of their contributions to family and society.  The opening of the text introduces readers to the cherished childhood of Japanese girls, emphasizing the celebratory customs surrounding their birth and naming. It describes the various ceremonies, like the "miya mairi", that mark significant milestones in a baby's early life, and illustrates how cultural expectations shape their upbringing. The author contrasts the joyous occasions with the restrictions and pressures that daughters face, setting the stage for the wider themes of education, marriage, and the evolving roles of women in Japanese society, which are explored in subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aWomen -- Japan -- Social conditions  aWomen -- Japan -- Social life and customs  aJapan -- Social life and customs -- 1868-191240uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/32449