Motoko Hani - Motoko Hani

Japanese: 羽仁もと子 - はにもとこ
Motoko Hani - Motoko Hani

Educator. Born in Aomori Prefecture on September 8, 1873. Her real name was Moto Hani (maiden name Matsuoka). She studied at Meiji Girls' School (Tokyo) and worked as a teacher in her hometown before joining the Hochi Shimbun newspaper and becoming Japan's first female journalist. In 1901 (Meiji 34), she married Yoshiichi Hani (1880-1955). Together, the couple launched the magazine Katei no Tomo (Friend of the House) in 1903 (renamed Fujin no Tomo in 1908), which focused on raising awareness of issues such as the rationalization of family life and education. Later, thinking that "Fujin no Tomo's advocacy on educational issues had to be realized through the establishment of a school," she founded Jiyu Gakuen in 1921 (Taisho 10). In this educational facility, which was not subject to the Ministry of Education's ordinance, they attempted to develop and practice a "living" education based on daily life, with the goal of "creating truly free people." Aiming to combine Christianity and liberalism, she spoke out proactively about the modernization of life, rationalization, education, and women's lifestyles, and her thoughts are collected in her collected works. She passed away on April 7, 1957.

[Akiko Fuse]

"The Collected Works of Motoko Hani, 20 volumes (1963-1973, Fujin no Tomosha)"

[Reference items] | Jiyu Gakuen | Fujin no Tomo

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

教育家。明治6年9月8日青森県生まれ。本名は羽仁もと(旧姓松岡)。明治女学校(東京)に学び、郷里での教員生活を経て、報知新聞社に入社、日本初の婦人記者となる。1901年(明治34)羽仁吉一(よしいち)(1880―1955)と結婚。夫妻協力して1903年、雑誌『家庭之友』(1908年『婦人之友』と改題)を創刊、家庭生活の合理化や教育問題などを中心とする啓蒙(けいもう)に努める。その後、「教育問題に対する『婦人之友』の主張は、実際に一つの学校を創設しなくては」と考え、1921年(大正10)自由学園を創設した。この文部省令によらない教育施設において、「真の自由人をつくりだすこと」を目的に、生活に立脚した「活(い)きた」教育の開発と実践が試みられた。キリスト教と自由主義の結合を目ざし、生活の近代化、合理化や教育そして婦人の生き方などについて積極的に発言したその思想は、著作集に収められている。昭和32年4月7日死去。

[布施晶子]

『『羽仁もと子著作集』全20巻(1963~1973・婦人之友社)』

[参照項目] | 自由学園 | 婦人之友

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