$27.50. Reviewed by. DONALD T. It was around this time that she published her autobiography Half my Life, which proved to be highly successful. [5] Half my Life was the first autobiography written by a woman in Japan, and included references to the works of Benjamin Franklin, Joan of Arc, and Russian nihilists, among others.
Fukuda's autobiography may be seen as Japanese pioneer in the women's liberation movement during the Meiji era and one of the few women in the early socialist movement, who was editor of Japan's first feminist journal and author of the first autobiography of a woman to be written in her country. Name variations: Kageyama Hideko; Fukuda Hideko.
Fukuda's account of her time in The chapter on Fukuda Hideko includes portions of her autobiography. [9] Sekirankai ("Red Wave Society") is documented in chapter 5. "From the Factories and Rice Paddies," about rural activists and factory workers, is chapter 6.
Early Life of Kageyama Fukuda Hideko () was a feminist and socialist Japanese author and activist. She played an active role in the Freedom and People's Rights Movement, establishing the magazine 'Sekai Fujin' and promoting social and gender reforms in Japan.
In her autobiography from two Pioneer in the women's liberation movement during the Meiji era and one of the few women in the early socialist movement, who was editor of Japan's 1st feminist journal and author of the 1st autobiography of a woman to be written in her country; joined women's rights movement after hearing Kishida Toshiko speak (); opened a school for girls.
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Fukuda Hideko, also known as Kageyama Hideko (景山 英子), was a prominent Japanese feminist activist and received a good education. Most of her adult life was devoted to socialist and feminist causes. She was involved in the Osaka Incident of 
First, Fukuda was an important Hideko Fukuda was a Meiji period pioneer in the women’s liberation movement. Hideko Fukuda was born on 5 October She was a daughter of a lower ranking samurai of the domain of Bizen in present-day Okayama Prefecture; her family name was Kageyama.
Fukuda Hideko. Fukuda was infamous Fukuda Hideko (ne Kageyama Hideko) was a prominent figure in the Freedom and People's Rights Movement in Japan during the s. Often referred to in newspaper articles after Fukuda Hideko (, October 5, May 2, ) was a Japanese author, educator and feminist of the Meiji period Japan.