Japanese Women in Early Meiji Japan and America ; Tsuda Umeko and Alice Bacon

本课题的研究成果主要包括以下三个方面：第一部分是爱丽斯·培根的《日本女孩与女人》的日文翻译。我们已经完成了一半，从第一章到第五章，涵盖了日本明治早期女性的整个生活。但是，由于时间不够，关于妇女社会地位和条件的后半部分尚未翻译。本文还对津田梅子与小山宗松、爱丽斯·培根的书信往来进行了详细的研究，从而了解到《梅子传》的写作、出版和批评情况。其次，从女性地位的批判角度，揭示了津田梅子对明治时期日本女子教育的捐赠及其生平。第三，我们收集了大量关于津田梅子的文章和描述，小山（山川）Stematsu和Uryu（永井）Shigeko通过1900年发行的Fujyo Sinbun报纸来促进妇女的地位，包括妓女问题，职业问题和妇女的高等教育。这些文章和描述，无疑是她在20世纪日本女性中担当最高学历女性角色的见证。我们的研究项目沿着了美国和日本的一些研究，从批判的角度对近代女性历史和教育进行了研究，也取得了一些成果。<th>

The results of our research project consist of three parts following below.First is the translation of "Japanese Girls and Women" by Alice Bacon into Japanese. We have accomplished half of it, from chapter 1st up to 5th which cover the range of women's whole life in early Meiji Japan. However latter parts of it concerning women's social positions and conditions have not been translated due to the shortage of time. We also made a detailed research on correspondence between Tsuda Umeko, Oyama Sutematsu and Alice Bacon and consequently found the situation of writing, publishing and criticizing of that book.Secondly, Tsuda Umeko's donation to Women's education of Meiji Japan and her life are revealed from the critical views of women s position, based on a survey of "The Attic Letters " and relevant English writings in the context of contemporary American and Japanese history.Thirdly, we have collected a large quantity of articles and descriptions about Tsuda Umeko, Oyama (Yamakawa) Stematsu and Uryu (Nagai) Shigeko through the Fujyo Sinbun newspaper that was issued in 1900 to promote the women's positions including, prostitute problem, occupation matters and higher education for women. These articles and descriptions are sure to be witnesses to her who all filled the role of highest educated women among Japanese women in 20^<th> century Japan.Our research project stepped forward along with the some kind of research in the States and Japan, studied from the critical point of view for women's history and education in the modern time, and got some fruits as well.