In Patricia Tsurumi’s essay titled “Whose History is it Anyway? And Other Questions Historians Should be Asking. In This Case About the Cotton and Silk Thread Factory Women of Meiji Japan”, she discusses the importance of these working women and how they contributed to the larger economy of Japanese society…

As of right now, there are many reasons why I want to dive into the world of modern Japan’s social and cultural history. Throughout my entire education, I have only ever taken history classes that focused on America or Europe. Coming to college has exposed me to history courses that…