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Modern Girls, Shining Stars, and the Skies of Tokyo: Five Japanese Women
Published in Digital by Columbia University Press ()
Author: Phyllis Birnbaum
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Poignant story of timeless women
This was a suprisingly interesting book containing 5 biographies of "Modern" women in historical Japan. Phyllis Birnbaum researches the women with a professional biographers precision, with warts and all. She analyzes their progressive ideas in the context of the times they stepped away from conformity. In this sense, the biographies are very much stories of the times, and the reader is treated to a history lesson as well. Definitely a good read for any Japanophile.

Confessions of Love
Published in Paperback by University of Hawaii Press (February, 1989)
Authors: Uno Chiyo, Phyllis Birnbaum, and Chiyo Uno
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Rabbits, Crabs, Etc.: Stories by Japanese Women
Published in Paperback by University of Hawaii Press (September, 1982)
Author: Phyllis Birnbaum
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