남양군에서의 기독교 전파를 통한 여성 교육과 여성 의식 변화와 애국계몽운동

Abstract

Korean modern women’s education was begun by the female missionaries. It had a start when Mary Scranton built the Ewha school in Seoul in 1886. But at first, it was very difficult to recruit students because of the ignorance of modern education, the indifference of women’s education, and the fear about foreigners. Afterwards as the Gospel was spread into the countries, girls’ schools began to be established in the regions. Incheon’s Naeri Church evangelized at Namyang and the church was built in 1899 and the nine churches were founded in Namyang Gun in 1902. At the same time Jeha Girls’ School and the nine girls’ schools in churches were established. An Elizabeth taught girl-students and women reading and arithmetic. When they learned the Hangul, they could attend the Bible Class to be church teachers and Bible Women. An Elizabeth evangelized many people as a teacher as well as a Bible Woman. As a result, many women had their own identity and modern consciousness through education and evangelism. In 1906 Boheung Girls’ School and YangJung EuiSook were set up. At Boheung Girls’ School many women participated in the supporters association. Many women had their own names which were given when they were baptized. All girls students had names when they went to school. And they partook in the National Debt Repayment Movement. YangJung EuiSook’s girls attended the regional joint sport meeting in 1907 in which the first girls joint athletic meeting was held in Seoul. This participation means that girls not only received a modern education and physical training but also competed with the boys and had the spirit of unity and patriotism singing the song of sport and the Korean national anthem with them. And Women organized EuiSeungHoi which had more than one hundred members and collected a lot money at the National Debt Repayment Movement. They also made a branch of the Women’s Education Society which was organized in Seoul in 1906. This branch supported the female education as well as the male education. On this like, at Namyang after the Gospel was propagated, the girls’ schools were established and they were in the charge of the female education. Women who were armed with the modern consciousness and national awareness made the patriotic enlightenment institutes and developed the patriotic enlightenment movement systematically.