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Yo-u-hoe
Yo-u-hoe (''Association of Women Friends'') was a Korean women's organization, founded in 1899. The purpose was to fight discriminating Confucian practices such as gender segregation and concubines. It hosted a famous sit-in demonstration at the Toksu Palace in protest against the traditional male privilege custom of concubinage.Tétreault, Mary Ann, Women and Revolution in Africa, Asia, and the New World' See also * Sunseong-hoe * Chanyang-hoe References {{reflist * Organizations established in 1899 1899 establishments Women's rights organizations Women's organizations based in Korea 1899 in Korea Feminism in Korea History of women in Korea Korean Empire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunseong-hoe
Sunseong-hoe () alternatively called Suun Seong or Adoration Society was a Korean organization for women's rights, founded in 1896. It was the first women's organization in Korea. The purpose was to emancipate women by education and make them participate in the movement to keep Korea free from the domination of foreign powers. This was in a period when modernization was thought necessary to avoid becoming a colony under Japan or any other foreign power. It was the start point of the Korean women's movement. It was followed by Chanyang-hoe in 1898, the Women's Society for the Payment of National Debts in 1907, as well as by the first nationwide women's organization Geunuhoe, Geunwoohoe in 1927. See also * Yo-u-hoe References {{Reflist Political organizations established in 1896 1896 establishments Women's rights organizations Women's organizations based in Korea 1896 in Korea Feminism in Korea History of women in Korea Korean Empire Korean independence movement organizations Ko ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chanyang-hoe
Chanyang-hoe or Chanyanghoe (English: 'Promotion Society' or "Praise and Encouragement Association") was a Korean feminist organization, founded in 1898. It has been referred to as the first women's organization in Korea (though Sunseong-hoe was technically founded in 1896).Tétreault, Mary Ann, Women and Revolution in Africa, Asia, and the New World' It aimed to erase the traditional discriminatory Confucian gender segregation by women's education. It has been called the beginning of the women's movement in Korea.Yuh, Leighanne K. "Korean Female Education, Social Status and Early Transitions, 1898-1910", Korea Journal (2021):n.pag.web. Background In the 1880s and 1890s, Korea went through a rapid modernization with support of the government, who considered modernization necessary to protect Korea's national independence. Western experts, missionaries, doctors and teachers entered Korea and started schools where girls were accepted, notably the Ewha girls' school, which spread ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toksu Palace
Deoksugung (), also called Deoksu Palace or Deoksugung Palace, is a former royal palace in Seoul, South Korea. It was the first main palace of the 1897–1910 Korean Empire and is now a major tourist attraction. It has a mix of traditional Korean and Western architecture that reflects its history. Inside the palace are the Daehan Empire History Museum and the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Deoksugung branch. The palace was first used as a temporary palace by Seonjo of Joseon, King Seonjo during the 1592–1598 Imjin War, when the other palaces had been destroyed. In 1611, it was made an official palace named Gyeongungung (it was renamed "Deoksugung" in 1907). The palace then went largely unused until the late 19th century. In 1897, Gojong of Korea, Gojong declared the creation of the Korean Empire and made Gyeongungung the empire's main palace. He attempted to make the palace a symbol of Korea's efforts to modernize. He rapidly expanded it by acquiring land from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
