Ryōsai Kenbo; Copyright; Contents; Preface to the English Edition ; Preface ; List of Tables ; List of Key Words ; Introduction: Approach to the Issues ; 1. The Formation of Ryōsai Kenbo Thought; 1. The View of Women in Edo-Period Instructional Texts for Girls (Jokunsho)
2. "Wise Mother" Theory in the Meiji Enlightenment Period 3. The Emergence of Ryōsai Kenbo Thought; 2. Ryōsai Kenbo Thought and the Public Education System; 1. The Emergence of a Discourse on "Home Education" ; 2. Home Education and the Public Education System ; 3. The Causes of Change; 1. The Emergence of the "Woman Problem."
2. The Shock of World War I 4. The Reconfiguration of Ryōsai Kenbo Thought; 1. The Reform of Girls' Education ; 2. A New Image of Ryōsai Kenbo; 3. Revision of the Girls' Middle School Act ; 5. The Evolution of the Concept of Ryōsai Kenbo in Morality Textbooks; 1. Morality Textbooks up to 1911 ; 2. Morality Textbooks between 1912 and 1920
3. Morality Textbooks between 1921 and 1932 Epilogue: The Meaning of Ryōsai Kenbo Thought; Appendix 1: List of Morality Textbooks (Shūshin Kyōkasho) Consulted for this Study; Bibliography ; Index of Persons ; Index of Subjects
Summary
The famous ry?sai kenbo or 'good wife, wise mother' role of Japanese women was, in fact, not a traditional Confucian view but a modern construct - its first appearance in Japan being the latter half of the nineteenth century. Girls at the time were proud to fulfill their new role of contributing to not just the family but to the formation of the state. Koyama's discovery has transformed how we see modern women's history in Japan and East Asia as a whole
