Contents\\\\r\\\\n\\\\r\\\\nAcknowledgments vii\\\\r\\\\n1 Early Meiji Women and the Public Sphere 1\\\\r\\\\n2 Female Students and Teachers\\\\r\\\\nin Private and Public Schools 33\\\\r\\\\n3 Foreign Women Missionaries\\\\r\\\\nand Their Japanese Female Charges 71\\\\r\\\\n4 Women\\\\\\\'s Groups and Their Activities 107\\\\r\\\\n5 Women\\\\\\\'s Political Participation 141\\\\r\\\\n6 Conclus…