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In the Beginning, Woman Was the Sun: The Autobiography of a Japanese Feminist
"In the beginning, woman was truly the sun. An authentic person. Now she is the moon, a wan and sickly moon, dependent on another, reflecting another's brilliance."-Hiratsuku Raicho
Raicho Hiratsuka (1886-1971) was the most influential figure in the early women's movement in Japan. In 1911, she founded "Bluestocking" ("Seito"), Japan's first literary journal run by women. I ...more
Raicho Hiratsuka (1886-1971) was the most influential figure in the early women's movement in Japan. In 1911, she founded "Bluestocking" ("Seito"), Japan's first literary journal run by women. I ...more
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335 pages
Published
March 5th 2010
by Columbia University Press
(first published September 22nd 2006)
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62.3 (2007): 369-371, is available here:
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