The Portrayal of Women in the Magazine “Houtoku” : 1911-1922

報徳会機関誌『報徳』にみる女性像 : 一九一一―一九二二

The Portrayal of Women in the Magazine “Houtoku” : 1911-1922

The purpose of this article is to analyze the role of women in the magazine “Houtoku”, published by Houtokukai, which was established by Hanada Nakanosuke. It was formed to promote moral education in Japan, and especially the goal of the “Imperial Rescript on Education”.In the 1910s to 192 0s, a democracy and movement calling for equal rights and liberation of women spread throughout Japan. Articles about women in “Houtoku” always criticized individualism and opposed the right to vote for women. The Magazine’s writers believed that the role of Japanese women was to raise their families, educate their children, and support their husbands. They not only criticized contemporary women but also presented their own “ideal” model for a Japanese woman.

Creators Izao Tomio

[ISSN]2189-4825