Details

Subject(s)

• Katō, Shizue, 1897-2001 [Browse]
• Feminists—Japan—Biography [Browse]
• Women politicians—Japan—Biography [Browse]

Series

• Library of world biography. [More in this series]
• The library of world biography

Summary note

"Kato Shidzue's story offers a glimpse into the changing role of Japanese women in the twentieth century and her own lifetime campaign to achieve freedom for women and social and political equality for all."--BOOK JACKET.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references (p. 189-194) and index.

Contents

I. Learning from the East and the West -- II. Pioneering for Women's Rights in the Twenties -- III. Pursuing Freedom Amid Hostilities -- IV. Embracing Dangerous Thoughts -- V. Surviving the Tragedies of War -- VI. Campaigning for a Democratic Society -- VII. Practicing "Grassroots" Democracy -- VIII. Enduring Political Reversals -- IX. Seeking Social Justice at Home and Abroad -- X. A Political Maverick.

ISBN

0321078047

LCCN

2002025486

OCLC

49276667

RCP

C - O