In the beginning, Woman was the Sun The autobiography of Hiratsuka Raicho by Teruko Craig

 

In the beginning, Woman was the Sun The autobiography of Hiratsuka Raicho by Teruko Craig  

"As was expected of women of her generation my mother made great efforts to deny rather than express herself" p14.

" (Mother) brought up in a samurai household and trained not to show her emotions, she might shed a tear or two, but would never allow herself to breakdown in front of others" p242

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