Jinmyeong Girls' High School (Korean: 진명여자고등학교; Hanja: 進明女子高等學校) is a private girls high school located in Yangcheon-gu, Seoul, South Korea.
The school was originally established in 1906 with financial support from princess Consort Eom (Princess Sunheon) as part of king Gojong’s national salvation movement through educational movement. It was called an "imperial school" for this reason.[1] Jinmyeong's purpose was to provide modern, westernized education for girls.[2]
In 1910, the Japanese army took over the school during the Japanese occupation of Korea.[3] In 1919 a group of girls, some of whom were students at Jinmyeong started an independence movement against the Japanese occupiers.[4]
The school received criticism in 2022 for forcing students to write letters to soldiers, who sexualized the students.[5][6][7]
Notable alumni
- Noh Cheonmyeong, poet attended in the 1920s[8]
- Hwang Yun-suk, South Korea's first female judge
- Eunha, lead vocalist of K-pop girl group, GFriend
Notable faculty
- Na Hye-sok feminist, poet, writer, painter, educator, and journalist graduated from the school in 2013[9] and later taught at the school.[10]
See also
References
- ↑ Yuk, Suhwa (2015). "The Education Movement of the royal family of the Empire of Great Han and Myeongshin Girls' School". Asian Women. 31: 51. doi:10.14431/aw.2015.03.31.1.51.
- ↑ "::: Cultural Heritage, the source for Koreans' Strength and Dream :::". Archived from the original on 2015-12-03. Retrieved 2015-12-03.
- ↑ https://docsplayer-org.translate.goog/118818723-%EC%A4%91%EC%95%99%EC%95%84%EC%8B%9C%EC%95%84%EA%B8%B0%EB%8F%85%EC%97%AC%EC%84%B1%ED%9B%88%EB%A0%A8-2017-%EB%85%84%EC%A4%91%EC%95%99%EC%95%84%EC%8B%9C%EC%95%84%EA%B8%B0%EB%8F%85%EC%97%AC%EC%84%B1%ED%9B%88%EB%A0%A8%EC%9D%B4%EB%B2%88%EC%A4%91%EC%95%99%EC%95%84%EC%8B%9C%EC%95%84%EA%B8%B0%EB%8F%85%EC%97%AC%EC%84%B1%ED%9B%88%EB%A0%A8%EC%9D%80%EB%82%98%EC%97%90%EA%B2%8C%EA%B0%9C%EC%9D%B8%EC%A0%81%EC%9C%BC%EB%A1%9C%EB%A7%8E%EC%9D%80%EC%9D%98%EB%AF%B8%EA%B0%80%EC%9E%88%EB%8A%94%EC%84%A0%EA%B5%90%EC%97%AC%ED%96%89%EC%9D%B4%EC%97%88%EB%8B%A4-%EC%82%AC%EC%8B%A4%EC%A4%91%EC%95%99%EC%95%84%EC%8B%9C%EC%95%84%EC%AA%BD%EC%9D%98%EC%84%A0%EA%B5%90%EC%97%AC%ED%96%89%EC%9D%84%EA%B3%84%ED%9A%8D%ED%95%9C%EC%A0%81%EB%8F%84-%EA%B8%B0%EB%8C%80%ED%95%9C%EC%A0%81%EB%8F%84%EC%97%86%EC%97%88%EA%B3%A0-%EA%B7%B8%EC%A7%80%EC%97%AD%EC%9D%98%EC%97%AD%EC%82%AC%EC%99%80%EB%AC%B8%ED%99%94%EC%97%90%EB%8C%80%ED%95%B4%EB%AC%B8%EC%99%B8%ED%95%9C%EC%9D%B4%EB%82%98%EB%8B%A4%EB%A6%84%EC%97%86%EC%97%88%EB%8D%98%EB%82%98%EC%97%90%EA%B2%8C%EC%9A%B0%EC%97%B0%ED%9E%88%EA%B8%B0%ED%9A%8C%EA%B0%80%EC%99%94%EC%9D%84%EB%95%8C-%EB%AC%B4%EC%97%87%EC%9D%84%EC%96%BC%EB%A7%88%EB%82%98%EA%B8%B0%EB%8C%80%ED%95%98%EB%A9%B0%EA%B0%80%EC%95%BC%ED%95%A0%EC%A7%80%EC%82%AC%EC%8B%A4.html?_x_tr_sl=ko&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc
- ↑ "≪일다≫ the March 1st Independence Movement Led by Teenage Girls". 28 February 2021.
- ↑ ""Why do 'high school girls' comfort soldiers?" the victims of the 'Condolence Letter Controversy at Jinmyung Girls' High School' are students, not soldiers or schools". 14 January 2022.
- ↑ "What to Make of 'Consolation Letters' for Korean Soldiers". 14 January 2022.
- ↑ "Charles Issue Humor". 11 January 2022.
- ↑ On Translating Modern Korean Poetry. Routledge. 15 September 2021. ISBN 9781000438765.
- ↑ "Na Hye-seok".
- ↑ "Na Hye-sok" LTI Korea Datasheet available at LTI Korea Library or online at: http://klti.or.kr/ke_04_03_011.do# Archived 2013-09-21 at the Wayback Machine
External links
- Jinmyeong Girls' High School Homepage (in Korean)
- Jinmyeong Girls' High School Alumni Association Homepage (in Korean)