Conclusions: The Legacies of Colonial Working Women
Conclusions: The Legacies of Colonial Working Women
This chapter provides a conclusion on the legacies of female factory workers in colonial Korea. These factory women dealt practically with the problems posed by capitalist patriarchy. Deconstructing the myths of women's and workers' collectivity indicates that women's political consciousness was personally experienced and conceived. The desire for national liberation prompted labor activism in colonial Korea. It is noted that sociological traits, such as ethnicity, sex, and class, have significant roles in the shaping of individual identities, alliances, beliefs, and behaviors. The second generation of wage-earning women in Korea had a wider array of professional prospects, including those in heavy industries. By confronting domestic realms and beyond, women workers attained new identities in relation to their evolving surroundings, and by acting with self-determination, helped engender the political spheres around them.
Keywords: female factory workers, colonial Korea, capitalist patriarchy, labor activism, national liberation, ethnicity, sex, class
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