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100 1 _aBacon, Alice Mabel,
_d1858-1918
245 1 0 _aJapanese Girls and Women :
_bRevised and Enlarged Edition
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2010
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2010-05-20
508 _aProduced by Juliet Sutherland, S.D., and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net
520 _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.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aWomen -- Japan -- Social conditions
653 _aWomen -- Japan -- Social life and customs
653 _aJapan -- Social life and customs -- 1868-1912
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/32449
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