Japanese women project : oral history, 1982-1983.

Scope and Contents

This project on the developing role of women in Japan before and since World War II centers on extended life histories of two notable Japanese women; the interviews are in English, and reflect some problems in cross-cultural and foreign language matters, but the sum total is a picture of an exciting period in a society in transition Participants and pagination of transcripts: Yukika Sōma, 415; Makiko Yamamoto, 502. Each interviewee's oral history is individually cataloged

Subjects

• Interviews.
• Japan--History--20th century.
• Japan--Social life and customs.
• Oral histories (literary works)
• Women's rights.