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Mark Ericson's avatar

Very interesting. I will be teaching a course on "Notable Women in Japanese History" this fall, but my list is very personal and idiosyncratic. I presume every historian of Japan will have a different list.

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G.L.G. Garvey's avatar

Such an insightful conversation - so often in history there are incredibly influential women wielding power behind the scenes (and they often go unnoticed or uncredited). Great to learn about this from a Japanese history context as well. Thanks for sharing!

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