KEHIDUPAN WANITA JEPANG PADA ZAMAN MEIJI

Abstract

In this essay writer , research about Japanese woman existence in Meiji era. The writer reason
to take this titel for this essay is because writer want to know how Meiji era society life in
japan, how japanesse woman life in Meiji era. This research purpose is to describe Japanese
society life in Meiji era and to describe Japanese woman life in Meiji era. In thiss research
writer using descriptive method. To analyzed the data writer use social changing theory and
role theory.
Hanauzumi Novel write by Junichi Watanabe and Ichiyo Note Novel write by
Fukuzawa Yukichi, both of two novel wrote the same story about woman life in Meiji era,
who want to get gender equality with a man at the time. Education side and also working side
which in that erastill difficult for woman to get social status same with man. But because of
the struggle of some woman in the Meiji Era, finnaly they get gender equality.
From the research, writer found that although on Meiji era had start modernization in
various field but the life of woman in the household not changing at all., because the mindset
of these society still effected by feodalisme on Tokugawa era. Although in Meiji era there is
some women who did to get high education dan high position on their society, but not all the
woman in Meiji era got that position and got the lucky as the others.
Because of the struggle of the women in the Meiji era in Japan, finally give inspiring
to the other women, then they want to moving forward like those woman. And finally the
government in the Meiji era want to open their mindset, that woman also have the same righ
with man to get same education and the same status with a man. And government no longer
limit the woman who want have high education by build schools and university specially for
woman.
Keywords: Meiji Era, change, Women