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Lee Jungsook, a Korean Independence Activist and a Nurse during the Japanese Colonial Period (2015)

Kim, Y. S. (Author)

Korean Journal of Medical History
Volume: 24, no. 1
Issue: 1
Pages: 1-34

Publication Date: 2015
Edition Details: [Translated title.] In Korean.
Language: Korean

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Political activists and activism Nurses and nursing Colonialism Japanese Hospitals and clinics Education 20th century Korea Lee Jungsook

This article examines the life of Lee Jungsook, a Korean nurse, as a independence activist during the Japanese colonial period. Lee Jungsook(1896-1950) was born in Bukchung in Hamnam province. She studied at Chungshin girl's high school and worked at Severance hospital. The characteristics and culture of her educational background and work place were very important factors which influenced greatly the life of Lee Jungsook. She learned independent spirit and nationalism from Chungshin girls' high school and worked as nurse at the Severance hospital which were full of intense aspiration for Korea's independence. Many of doctors, professors and medical students were participated in the 3.1 Independence Movement. Lee Jungsook was a founding member of Hyulsungdan who tried to help the independence activists in prison and their families and worked as a main member of Korean Women's Association for Korean Independece and Kyungsung branch of the Korean Red Cross. She was sent to jail by the Japanese government for her independence activism. After being released after serving two years confinement, she worked for the Union for Women's Liberation as a founding member. Lee Joungsook was a great independence activist who had a nursing care spirit as a nurse.

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