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9780804731492

Women of the Mito Domain

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  • ISBN13:

    9780804731492

  • ISBN10:

    0804731497

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2001-04-01
  • Publisher: Stanford Univ Pr

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Summary

Based on the recollection of the author's mother, other relatives, and family records, this is a vivid picture of the everyday life of a samurai household in the last years of the Tokugawa period.

Author Biography

Yamakawa Kikue (1890-1980) was a prominent socialist and feminist who published widely in these fields. The present volume was written in 1943 and is supplemented by excerpts from her later writings.

Table of Contents

Maps
vii
Introduction ix
Women of the Mito Domain
Preface
3(3)
The Routine of the School
6(9)
The Days of a Housewife
15(9)
Learning One's Letters
24(7)
At Needlework School
31(8)
Dress
39(10)
Grooming
49(7)
Food
56(6)
Dwellings
62(10)
Amusements
72(14)
Cousins and Aunts
86(15)
Marriage and Divorce
101(15)
The Turmoil of '64
116(12)
Time of Trial
128(12)
The Restoration and Women
140(8)
Notes on Late-Tokugawa Mito
Translator's Note
148(1)
Stipends, Office Salaries, and Allowances
149(7)
The Economics of Bushi Life
156(13)
Begrudging One Drop of Oil
156(9)
Stinginess, Frugality, and Decadence
165(4)
Concubines, Abortion, and Infanticide
169(6)
A Sacrificial Victim
169(2)
Abortion and Infanticide
171(4)
A Match Arranged by the Lord
175(6)
The Fate of a Runaway Daughter
181(9)
Genealogies 190(2)
Measurements and Currency 192(1)
Index 193

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