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[About the Book]
ーThe Life Story of a Woman Who Endured Postwar Japan-
During her student years, the war prevented her from studying as she had wished. After entering the workforce, she strongly felt the struggles of living as a “woman” in society. Still, she persevered and gave her very best at every stage of her life.
She recalls the day a bomb fell on her home during the war, and she survived by a miracle. She remembers the period after the war when she worked at city hall by day and attended night school in high school to support her family. She remembers the day she gave up her dream of entering university, unable to push back against the voices around her saying, “It’s pointless for women to study.” She remembers the days she fought as a member of the women’s division, striving to correct gender inequality and improve women’s status.
This is the record of one woman’s life who lived through Shōwa-a period often described as one of the most turbulent eras in Japanese history, marked by World War II, postwar reconstruction, and rapid economic growth.
[Editor’s Comment]
You can learn “history” from textbooks and reference works, but isn’t true history found in the lives of individuals who actually lived through those times? In that sense, this book reveals the real history of Japan in the Shōwa era.
[Author Profile]
Midori Matsumura
Born in Showa 9 (1934)
April 1950: Employed by the Fukuoka City Employees Mutual Aid Association, Printing Department
October 1950: Employed by Fukuoka City Hall (clerical staff)
March 1954: Graduated from Fukuoka Prefectural Chikushigaoka High School (night school)
March 1962: Graduated from Seinan Gakuin University, Faculty of Commerce (evening division)
March 1994: Graduated from Chuo General Welfare Vocational School, Social Worker Course (distance learning)
March 1995: Retired from Fukuoka City Hall
October 1995–September 2005: Family Court Conciliation Commissioner, Fukuoka Family Court
Qualifications
April 1996: Licensed Social Worker
May 1999: Certified Care Manager
Major Awards
November 1989 (Heisei 1): Minister of Health and Welfare Award
Currently resides in Fukuoka Prefecture. Go rank: 5-dan.
