1930년대 황애덕의 농촌사업과 여성운동

Abstract

Esther Whang was one of independence movement leaders. But independence movement was unveiled and she went to jail for 3 years. After that she was interested in rural work, rural enlightenment movement and women's campaign. So she went to U.S. for real ability training. She met a few American Christian women, supporters. Thanks to them she continued to study and be able to get money for rural work. She studied rural education at Colombia University, listened to agriculture at Pennsylvania State University, and experienced farmer's life near that university. Returning home from abroad she was appointed teacher of new department of training rural workers at Hyubsung theological Seminary for women. She trained her students and sent to village for field practice. And she bought a land Suan in Whanghae Province. She wanted to make ideal farm for Korean farmers and developed rural enlightenment movement there with her students. Also she took charge of rural department of Korean YWCA. One of it's project was to send Choi Yongshin as leader and teacher and supported money for rural work at Suwon Samgol country. The other was to train country women for leading their neighbor women to improve farmer's life. In addition she organized Seoul consumer's cooperative society for women and run cooperative store for economic campaign for women and people with her comrades. She formed Housewives' society and tried to improve housewife's life with her like-minded people. These group are based on her women's right consciousness. Also she undertook and run Chungang Kindergarten Normal school as principal. Her passion for Korean women's education was great but she had to stop that because of lack of enough money to run school. Finally she was leader of national movement and women's campaign and educator.