This paper reexamines the marriage discourses produced in the Korean protestantism during the Japanese colonial period, and reconstructs the life of protestant women by the lens of marriage. Those New Women appeared as a icon of age had a close relati...
This paper reexamines the marriage discourses produced in the Korean protestantism during the Japanese colonial period, and reconstructs the life of protestant women by the lens of marriage. Those New Women appeared as a icon of age had a close relationship with protestantism. At that period protestantism contributed to the emergence of New Women, and they achieved the feminist consciousness through protestantism. But, there was some conflicts between them as to the problem of sexuality, love, and marriage. Protestant New Women resisted the patriarchal marriage system which was supported by protestant churches. This article focused on the lifes of three New Women, such as Kim Hwal-lan, Pak In-Duk, and Na He-suk.