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The following is a list of Japanese women writers and manga artists This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources .
Pages in category "20th-century Japanese women writers" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 204 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Pages in category "Japanese women writers" The following 40 pages are in this category, out of 40 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. -
However, there were fewer notable works by female authors during this period, reflecting the lowered status of women. [11] As the importance of the imperial court continued to decline, a major feature of Muromachi literature (1333–1603) was the spread of cultural activity through all levels of society.
During the Heian period, women had a role in society, especially those women who were considered to be upper-class. [11] Female authors in Japan during this time were more popular since they wrote in Japanese, which was considered the "people's language," and the male authors wrote in Chinese since that was considered to be of higher status. [12]
Bluestocking society — the 18th century English namesake origin of the Japanese Bluestocking society and literary magazine. List of Japanese women writers — several members of Bluestocking are also listed here. Japanese Feminism — the full history of the Feminist movement in Japan to give context to how Bluestocking fits in.
Authors Remarks Date Format Present location Image Nihon Ryōiki (日本霊異記) vol. 2, 3 unknown Japan's oldest collection of Buddhist setsuwa. Until its discovery in 1973 there was no complete text of the Nihon Ryōiki. A copy of the first volume housed at Kōfuku-ji, Nara is also a National Treasure. late Heian period, 12th century
Women and public life in early Meiji Japan: The development of the feminist movement (U of Michigan Press, 2020). ASIN 192928067X; Robins-Mowry, Dorothy. The hidden sun: Women of modern Japan (Westview Press, 1983) ASIN 0865314217; Sato, Barbara. The New Japanese Woman: Modernity, Media, and Women in Interwar Japan (Duke UP, 2003). ASIN 0822330083