Jinmyeong Girls' High School Explained

Jinmyeong Girls' High School is a private girls high school located in Yangcheon-gu, Seoul, South Korea.

The school was originally established in 1906 with financial support from princess Consort Eom (Princess Sunheon) as part of king Gojong's national salvation movement through educational movement. It was called an "imperial school" for this reason.^[1] Jinmyeong's purpose was to provide modern, westernized education for girls.^[2]

In 1910, the Japanese army took over the school during the Japanese occupation of Korea.^[3] In 1919 a group of girls, some of whom were students at Jinmyeong started an independence movement against the Japanese occupiers.^[4]

The school received criticism in 2022 for forcing students to write letters to soldiers, who sexualized the students.^{[5] [6] [7]}

Notable alumni

• Noh Cheonmyeong, poet attended in the 1920s^[8]
• Hwang Yun-suk, South Korea's first female judge
• Eunha, lead vocalist of K-pop girl group, GFriend

Notable faculty

• Na Hye-sok feminist, poet, writer, painter, educator, and journalist graduated from the school in 2013^[9] and later taught at the school.

See also

• Education in South Korea

References

1. The Education Movement of the royal family of the Empire of Great Han and Myeongshin Girls' School . 10.14431/aw.2015.03.31.1.51 . 2015 . Yuk . Suhwa . Asian Women . 31 . 51 .
2. Web site: Cultural Heritage, the source for Koreans' Strength and Dream. 2015-12-03 . 2015-12-03 . https://archive.today/20151203142847/http://jikimi.cha.go.kr/english/search_plaza_new/ECulresult_Db_View.jsp?VdkVgwKey=13,03610000,11&queryText=*&requery=0&mc=EN_03_02 . live .
3. Web site: 중앙아시아기독여성훈련 2017 년중앙아시아기독여성훈련이번중앙아시아기독여성훈련은나에게개인적으로많은의미가있는선교여행이었다. 사실중앙아시아쪽의선교여행을계획한적도, 기대한적도없었고, 그지역의역사와문화에대해문외한이나다름없었던나에게우연히기회가왔을때, 무엇을얼마나기대하며가야할지사실 - PDF 무료 다운로드 . 2024-03-26 . docsplayer-org.translate.goog . ko.
4. Web site: ≪일다≫ the March 1st Independence Movement Led by Teenage Girls . 28 February 2021 .
5. Web site: "Why do 'high school girls' comfort soldiers?" the victims of the 'Condolence Letter Controversy at Jinmyung Girls' High School' are students, not soldiers or schools . 14 January 2022 .
6. Web site: What to Make of 'Consolation Letters' for Korean Soldiers . 14 January 2022 .
7. Web site: Charles Issue Humor . 11 January 2022 .
8. Book: On Translating Modern Korean Poetry . 9781000438765 . 15 September 2021 . Routledge .
9. Web site: Na Hye-seok . library.ltikorea.or.kr.

External links

• Jinmyeong Girls' High School Homepage
• Jinmyeong Girls' High School Alumni Association Homepage