Abstract
This thesis focuses on Hiratsuka Raichou, a prominent Japanese feminist, and Tsuda Umeko, a famous educator, and their published works in regards to the nationalistic Meiji state. By analyzing their work, as well as the contexts within which they operated, a new perspective on feminism in Japan can be put forward: that feminism, like many other movements in Japan during the same period, was affected extensively by Japanese nationalism and the cult of imperial personality.
First Advisor
Benjamin Tromly
Degree Type
Dissertation/Thesis
Rights
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts in History
Date of Award
Spring 5-19-2014
Department
History
Recommended Citation
Bruce, Alix, "Steel Chrysanthemums: Feminism and Nationalist Rhetoric in Meiji Japan" (2014). History Theses. 8.
https://soundideas.pugetsound.edu/history_theses/8