Tag Archive | women
Raising a Child: Then and Now (Part V – Raising a “Good” Baby)
[This is a guest post written by Risa Tanji, a Student Assistant in Special Collections & University Archives, who works primarily in the Prange Collection. This is the last post of the series. See also the Introduction, Part I, Part II, Part III, and Part IV.] The meaning of good parenting has evolved over time. […]
Raising a Child: Then and Now (Part IV – Snacks and Weaning Foods)
[This is a guest post written by Risa Tanji, a Student Assistant in Special Collections & University Archives, who works primarily in the Prange Collection. See Introduction, Part I, Part II, and Part III.] As babies grow, parents begin to introduce baby foods and snacks to their diet to familiarize them with the way that […]
Raising a Child: Then and Now (Part III – Mothers’ Health)
[This is a guest post written by Risa Tanji, a Student Assistant in Special Collections & University Archives, who works primarily in the Prange Collection. See Introduction, Part I and Part II.] After reading several books published during the Occupation of Japan on raising children, such as The Common Sense of Child Rearing/育児の常識 (Prange Call No. […]
Raising a Child: Then and Now (Part II – Breast Milk vs. Infant Formula)
[This is a guest post written by Risa Tanji, a Student Assistant in Special Collections & University Archives, who works primarily in the Prange Collection. See Introduction and Part I.] This week, August 1 through August 7, is World Breastfeeding Week! In honor of this week, I will explore one of the most discussed topics in […]
Raising a Child: Then and Now (Part I- Babies’ Growth and Health)
[This is a guest post written by Risa Tanji, a Student Assistant in Special Collections & University Archives, who works primarily in the Prange Collection.] I started researching for this blog series by comparing the Average Standard Growth chart (see chart 2-1 on p.10) published by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare to the […]
Raising a Child: Then and Now (Introduction)
[This is a guest post written by Risa Tanji, a Student Assistant in Special Collections & University Archives, who works primarily in the Prange Collection.] In spite of the devastating situation they found themselves in after the Second World War, the Japanese people at the time were eager to deliver and raise healthy babies while […]
Happy Birthday, Ichikawa Fusae!
Today, May 15, is Ichikawa Fusae’s/市川房枝 birthday (1893-1981). Ichikawa was a politician and women’s suffrage advocate. Today, we are featuring one of her books, “Atarashiki seiji to fujin no kadai/新しき政治と婦人の課題 [New Politics and Women’s Challenges] (Prange Call No. HQ-0400). This thin booklet was edited by Shakai Kyoiku Rengokai/社会教育連合会 and published in 1946 as a part of series. […]
Featured Publication: A Friend in Need: Esther B. Rhoads, Quakers, and Humanitarian Relief in Allied Occupied Japan, 1946–52 [U.S.-Japan Women’s Journal: Nov. 2016]
Professor Marlene J. Mayo, Associate Professor Emerita of the Department of History, University of Maryland, published an article in the U.S.-Japan Women’s Journal in November 2016. The article title is “A Friend in Need: Esther B. Rhoads, Quakers, and Humanitarian Relief in Allied Occupied Japan, 1946–52.” Esther B. Rhoads was assigned to be one of the representatives […]
Advertisements in women’s magazines
Below is a selection of advertisements found on the back covers of women’s magazines. In addition to advertisements for lotions, makeup, and sewing machines, as you would expect, there are also advertisements for banks and insurance companies. For advertisements in children’s magazines, see this post.
Campus Club Fall Tea
On September 24, 2015, we were honored to host the Campus Club Fall Tea in the Prange Collection. Founded in 1938, the Campus Club’s purpose is “to unite women of the university community for the promotion of their common interests in intellectual, social and civic affairs.” Its members include faculty, staff, faculty spouses, and alumnae. […]
Gordon W. Prange Collection 