Occupied Japan 1945 - 1952: Gender, Class, Race
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Occupied Japan 1945 - 1952: Gender, Class, Race

Oku Leading a Protest

"Led by Oku Mumeo, dressed in a white 'mama-san' apron, Shufuren members go forth from their headquarters building in Tokyo with rice-paddle (shamoji) placards to protest the rising cost of living. Photo courtesy of Shufuren."
From: Robbins-Mowry, Dorothy. The Hidden Sun: Women of Modern Japan. Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 1983.

 

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