Fukuda Hideko | |
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| 福田 英子 | |
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| Born | October 5, 1865 |
| Died | May 2, 1927 (aged 61) |
| Occupation(s) | Japanese author and reformist |
Fukuda Hideko (Japanese: 福田 英子, October 5, 1865 – May 2, 1927), born Kageyama Hideko (景山 英子), was a Japanese feminist activist. She was educated at a young age and pursued socialist and feminist goals for most of her adult life. She was a participant in the Osaka Incident of 1885, where approximately 130 liberal activists were arrested on their way to attempt to incite revolution and liberate Korea. The group had planned to provide guns, bombs, and manpower to support reformist movements in Korea before the police intercepted them. After being freed, Fukuda continued to pursue social and gender reforms in Japan, playing an active role in the Freedom and People's Rights Movement which pushed for democratic changes to the government. She eventually established the magazine Sekai Fujin (Women of the World), which aimed at empowering women in Japan and getting them involved in international affairs. Throughout her life, Fukuda was involved in Japanese reform movements as they transitioned from aiming on increasing citizen's political rights to the more socialist-focused waves which attempted to exact nationwide social and economic revisions.[1]
- ^ Hane, Mikiso (1988). Reflections on the Way to the Gallows: Rebel Women in Prewar Japan. California: University of California Press. p. 18. ISBN 9780520914377.