Ewha Women's University

Japanese: 梨花女子大学校 - りかじょしだいがっこう

A private Christian women's university in Seoul, Korea. It began as Ewha Academy, founded in 1886 by Mrs. WB Scranton, an American Methodist missionary. The name "Ewha" was bestowed by Queen Min (Empress Myeongseong). In a Confucian culture that was reluctant to provide education for women, the university was a pioneer and contributed to improving the status of women. In 1910, a university department was established, and in 1915, an early childhood education department was established, and in 1925, it became Ewha Women's College. Towards the end of the colonial period, it was temporarily relegated to a training center for young women and leaders, but after liberation, it became a comprehensive university in 1946.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

韓国，ソウルにあるキリスト教系私立女子総合大学。1886年アメリカのメソディスト派宣教師W.B.スクラントン夫人創設の梨花学堂に始まる。〈梨花〉の名称は閔妃（びんひ）(明成皇后)が下賜。女子教育に消極的な儒教的風土の下でその先駆となり，女性の地位向上に貢献した。1910年大学科設置，15年幼稚師範科を設け，25年梨花女子専門学校となる。植民地時代の末期には一時女子青年錬成所指導者養成所にさせられたが，解放後の46年総合大学となった。

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