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==Early life==
==Early life==
Since the age of six, Wakita was interested in [[Noh]] drama; and she regularly performs on stage. The insight gained from her lifelong study and practice of this medieval theatrical art informs her historical research.<ref name="monash2002">Monash University, [http://arts.monash.edu.au/lcl/research/fellows/wakita.php Professor WAKITA Haruko (Distinguished Visiting Scholar)]</ref>
Since the age of six, Wakita was interested in [[Noh]] drama; and she regularly performs on stage. The insight gained from her lifelong study and practice of this medieval theatrical art informs her historical research.<ref name="monash2002">Monash University, [http://arts.monash.edu.au/lcl/research/fellows/wakita.php Professor WAKITA Haruko (Distinguished Visiting Scholar)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101013040305/http://www.arts.monash.edu.au/lcl/research/fellows/wakita.php |date=2010-10-13 }}</ref>


She was awarded a BA in Japanese history at [[Kobe University]] in 1956. Further studies led to an MA in 1960 and a PhD in 1969 from [[Kyoto University]].<ref name="monash2002"/>
She was awarded a BA in Japanese history at [[Kobe University]] in 1956. Further studies led to an MA in 1960 and a PhD in 1969 from [[Kyoto University]].<ref name="monash2002"/>

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Haruko Wakita
脇田晴子
Born(1934-03-09)March 9, 1934
DiedSeptember 27, 2016(2016-09-27) (aged 82)
NationalityJapanese
Occupation(s)Academic and editor
AwardsOrder of Culture
Academic background
EducationKobe University
Alma materKyoto University
Academic work
DisciplineHistory
Sub-disciplineMedieval Japanese women's history
InstitutionsShiga University

Template:Japanese name Haruko Wakita (脇田晴子, Wakita Haruko, March 9, 1934 – September 27, 2016[1]) was a Japanese academic, editor and expert in medieval Japanese women's history.[2]

Early life

Since the age of six, Wakita was interested in Noh drama; and she regularly performs on stage. The insight gained from her lifelong study and practice of this medieval theatrical art informs her historical research.[3]

She was awarded a BA in Japanese history at Kobe University in 1956. Further studies led to an MA in 1960 and a PhD in 1969 from Kyoto University.[3]

Career

Wakita was a professor of Japanese history at the Shiga University at Hikone.[3]

She participated in research projects with historians in France, Italy and the United States. Her work with French scholars resulted in a monograph in Japanese. Her work with colleagues at the University of Michigan produced in edited volumes and contributions in English.[3]

Selected works

In a statistical overview derived from writings by and about Haruko Wakita, OCLC/WorldCat encompasses roughly 40+ works in 80 publications in 3 languages and 1,000+ library holdings.[4]

  • 日本中世商業発達史の研究 (1969)
  • 室町時代 (1985)
  • 日本女性史 (1987)
  • 日本中世女性史の研究: 性別役割分担と母性・家政・性愛 (1992)
  • ジェンダーの日本史 (1994)
  • 中世に生きる女たち (1995)
  • Women and class in Japanese history (1999) with Hitomi Tonomura and Anne Walthall
  • Gender and Japanese history (1999) with Anne Bouchy and Chizuko Ueno
  • 女性芸能の源流: 傀儡子・曲舞・白拍子 (2001)
  • Women in medieval Japan : motherhood, household management and sexuality (2006)

Honors

References