崔恩喜의 한국여성사 서술과 역사인식

Choe Eun-hui’s Writing and View of Korean Women’s History

Choe Eun-hui raised her patriotism in the middle of school life and Korean teachers’ guidance. She participated in 3·1 Independence Movement. Also she was interested in social activities. When she was offered the newspaper reporter of Chosunilbo(Korean daily newspaper), she dropped her Japan Women’s College course and came back to Korea. She preferred the opportunity of being active journalist to her graduation. She became the first presswoman of private newspaper company. And she played an important role in organizing Geun Woo Hoe for women’s movement. Geun Woo Hoe was coalition of the leftists and the rightists women in 1927. It meant a lot. But she did not overestimate it. She faced and criticized the limitation of the coalition, short life of unity, and division of the leftists women. She wrote and published the book of modern Korean women’s history. It was a pioneering work. Her view of history was based on cause and righteousness. She documented Korean women’s royalty, save-the-nation drive and independence movement. She reported Korean girls and women’s activities in the national debt redemption movement and 3·1 Independence Movement. She asserted to repent and take on our own shoulders at the pro-Japanese collaboration. Especially she gave some examples and took aim at Korean women intellectuals’ cooperative behavior with Japan. She sized up the role of religion-Catholicism, Christianity, and Cheondoism in Korean women’s enlightenment, modernization, and liberation. To achieve Korean women’s liberation and advancement, she thought structural reform of society and having her own economic power were very important. She excavated lots of Korean historical women figure and recorded her achievements and contributions. According to her selection and description of person, Korean women’s leadership consists in education, entry in public affairs, advancement in society, fight for women’s liberation, save-the-nation drive and independence movement.