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The White Plum: A Biography of Ume Tsuda, Pioneer of Women's Higher Education in Japan
Yoshiko Furuki
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Description for The White Plum: A Biography of Ume Tsuda, Pioneer of Women's Higher Education in Japan
Hardcover. First published: New York: Weatherhill, 1991. Num Pages: 280 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: B; JFSJ1; JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 513.
At the age of six, Ume Tsuda (1865-1929) was sent on a mission by the Japanese government to the United States with four other girls. Their task was first to educate themselves in modern ways and Western learning, and then return to bring that gift to their sisters in Japan. When Ume finally did return, ready to carry out her duty, she found a new government quite unprepared to make use of her skills. Undaunted, she devoted the rest of her life to seeking a way to achieve the goal of making modern higher education available to Japanese women for ... Read more
At the age of six, Ume Tsuda (1865-1929) was sent on a mission by the Japanese government to the United States with four other girls. Their task was first to educate themselves in modern ways and Western learning, and then return to bring that gift to their sisters in Japan. When Ume finally did return, ready to carry out her duty, she found a new government quite unprepared to make use of her skills. Undaunted, she devoted the rest of her life to seeking a way to achieve the goal of making modern higher education available to Japanese women for ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Univ of Hawaii Pr
Condition
New
Number of Pages
280
Place of Publication
Honolulu, HI, United States
ISBN
9780824853396
SKU
V9780824853396
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About Yoshiko Furuki
Yoshiko Furuki is Professor emeritus at Tsuda College, Japan.
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