여성독립운동가 南慈賢의 항일투쟁

Abstract

Nam Ja-hyeon(1872~1933) is regarded as a representative of women in the Korean independence movement. She was a rare person who fled to Manchuria in 1919 and worked in anti-Japanese struggle scene. The struggle methods ranged from armed activities and struggle, to enlightenment of women through education and even fasting. After the Manchurian exile, Nam Ja-hyeon’s activities flow in a big frame with the activities of people in Gyeongbuk area centering around Andong. This struggle of Nam Ja-hyeon originated from the representation of Confucianism spiritually. Especially, it seemed to have been greatly influenced by the spirit experienced through husband and father. However, it was not easy to develop armed activities as women in Manchuria. In this situation, the influence of Christianity seems to have been a big influence that Nam Ja-hyeon did not break her will to work in Manchuria, but to open the way with men as a woman. Nam Ja-hyeon read the scriptures of the Confucianism to see the world from the point of view of the men of Gyeongbuk area at that time, On the other hand, it was living as a modern woman while accepting Christianity. For this reason, Nam Ja-hyeon’s activities are prominent among the women of the nationalist class after the 3·1 movement in 1919. Among the women who were active in Manchuria in the 1920s, most of the women who were rewarded as independent benefactors were either helping their husbands or working with their husbands. In this respect, Namjahyeon’s movements not only contemporaneously but also occupy a unique position in Korean modern history beyond the independence movement.