Japanese Girls and Women

Alice Mabel Bacon

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Om denne lydbog

After a year in Tokyo, American teacher Alice Mabel Bacon (1858-1918) became the first author to explore Japan's class system, cultural history and moral framework through the stories of its women. Her 1891 book depicts a generation of women striving to reconcile traditional expectations with their newly Westernised education.

Alice M. Bacon was a private American scholar and keen social observer who resided for many years in Japan. She was the first Western woman to live in a Japanese household.

Om forfatteren

Alice Mabel Bacon (February 26, 1858 – May 1, 1918) was an American writer, women's educator and a foreign advisor to the Japanese government in Meiji period Japan.