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	<< Back "DAWN" Newsletter of The DAWN CENTER < Dawn Center Survey and Research Project: > Video and Interviews - Osaka Women on Their Own: Portraits of Women who Opened the Door "Osaka Women on Their Own," a video-history project, was complied by the Dawn Center during a three-year period beginning in 1995. It describes eight women who made their own way in spite of various difficulties in the years when prejudice and discrimination against women were very strong. We proceeded with the project in order to record the voices of women who flourished as pioneers in Osaka in the fields of culture, labor, social activities, and so on. In this project, we intended to review history, which has been told by men, from the women's point of view. We have completed the video and published a book composed of interviews with the eight women. The eight women: 1. Ms. Emiko Takenaka, an economist who studies women's labor issues. 2. Ms. Shizuko Sasaki, a lawyer who has worked to raise women's status. 3. Ms. Ituko Okabe, an essayist who pursues the problems of wars and discrimination. 4. Ms. Emiko Okawa, known as "Sumiyoshi Mama", a reformer against discrimination based on family origin. 5. Ms. Reiko Bungo, a former librarian who established the elder-hostel association in Japan. 6. Ms. Kazuko Yokoi, a pianist who conveys the joy of music. 7. Ms. Nobuko Katsura, a haiku-poet who composes haiku poetry which breaks rules regarding haiku by incorporating personal themes. 8. Ms. Shizue Iida, a former Toyonaka City councilor who has worked to make this city in Osaka Prefecture a comfortable place to live. The women range in age from 69 to 89 years old now, but remain active on the front lines in their fields. Page Top Copyright (C) DawnCenter. All Rights Reserved.