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Women Nurses' Independence Movement during the Japanese Occupation: A Historical Research Study

Li Hua Jin1, Miyoung Kim2
Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing Administration 2014;20(4):455-467.
Published online: September 30, 2014

1School of Nursing, Yanbian University, Korea.

2Division of Nursing Science, College of Health Sciences, Ewha Womans University, Korea.

Corresponding author: Kim, Miyoung. Division of Nursing Science, College of Health Sciences, Ewha Womans University, 52 Ewhayeodae-gil, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 120-750, Korea. Tel: +82-2-3277-6694, Fax: +82-2-3277-2850, mykim0808@ewha.ac.kr
• Received: July 24, 2014   • Revised: August 18, 2014   • Accepted: August 20, 2014

Copyright © 2014 Korean Academy of Nursing Administration

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  • Purpose
    The purpose of this study was to elucidate the role of Korean women nurses in the independence movement and to examine their activities during the Japanese occupation from 1910 to 1945.
  • Methods
    Nurses studied were women nurses referred to as Ganhowon, Ganhobu, Gyeonseupganhobu, Sanpa, and Josanbu at that time. Five participants such as descendents or relatives of nurses who participated in independence movements, were selected for interview to provide oral historical materials. An historical research approach was used and all of the data were analyzed according to period, region, and pattern of the independence movement.
  • Results
    Throughout the historical literature and oral historical materials, it was found that from 1914 to 1945, thirty-eight women nurses actively participated in various types of independence activities such as mass hurrah demonstrations, raise the spirit of war, red cross activities, enlightenment movement and armed struggle to encourage the public to stand up against Japanese imperialism locally and abroad.
  • Conclusion
    The findings indicate that women nurses, as enlightened women, endeavored to solve social issues with their autonomous volition, and these action can serve as meaningful evidence for enhancing the social status of nurses.
  • Key Words: Nurses; History of nursing; Qualitative research

This manuscript is an addition based on the first author's master's thesis from Ewha Womans University.

This study was partially supported by a grant from the Korean Nurses Association.

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Patterns of Women Nurses' Independence Movement
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