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Sakai Magura: Activist Girl of Early Twentieth-Century Japan
In this article, I profile the activism of 18-year-old Sakai Magara (1903-1985). I focus in particular on her role in the Sekirankai (Red Wave Society), which was a short-lived women's political organization formed in April 1921 and aligned directly with socialist and anti-capitalist worker issues. My discussion draws on three principal sources: contemporaneous accounts of the Society; writings by women with whom Magara collaborated; and the words of Magara herself. I pay attention to Magara's contribution to Sekirankai, the influences on the development of her activism, and the barriers to political participation by girls and women in Japan.
History
Publication title
Girlhood StudiesVolume
13Pagination
103-118ISSN
1938-8209Department/School
School of HumanitiesPublisher
Berghahn Books IncPlace of publication
United StatesRepository Status
- Restricted