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Audrey Pellerin

01/17/00

Mr.Garner

Japanesse Visual Culture

Amur, Ellis. " Women Warriors of Japan: The role of the Arms-Bearing Women in Japanese History." Journal of Asian Martial Arts, vol. 5, no. 2, 1996.< http;//koryubooks.com/library/wwj1.html#History>.

The author, a journalist for the Journal of Asian Martial Arts, describes the suppression of warrior women ( onna-musha) in historical records and in battle-tales. Amur then relays the two famous tales of historical women warriors, Tomoe Gozen and Hanganku, during the Heian and Kamakura periods. The author concludes by pointing out that not all Japanesse women can be characterized as women who read poetry and partake in moon viewing with their rigid layered kimonos.

The article was pro women powered which lead readers to believe that the author was a feminist. The style in which the author uses to presents her topic was clear and her point was easily understood. She recited tales of two women warriors which was later said to have not been proven historically. Sources were not given at the end of the texts, therefore the source of where these tales come from are unexplainable. The article goes on to tell that Japanese women, like those in the early American settlement, had to protect their homes and fought in wars to help out their countries. The author did a great job in putting each topic into paragraphs and the article flowed well.