Selected Works of Na Hye-seok, the Korean Pioneer of Women’s Liberation

About the Author: Na Hye-seok
About the Translator: Hyeon Chaewun
About the Book Cover Designer: Amelia Tan
Translator’s Introduction in Korean
Translator’s Introduction in English

1. Fiction
Kyeonghee (경희)
The Anguish of a Grass Widow (규원)
Grudge (원한)
A Single Woman’s Theory on Chastity (독신 여성의 정조론)
Hyeon-sook (현숙)
Mother and Daughter (어머니와 딸)

2. Nonfiction
Ideal Madam (이상적 부인)
Painting and Joseon Woman (회화와 조선 여자)
A Report on Becoming a mother (모된 감상기)
Response to Baekgyeolsaeng (백결생에게 답함)
The Q&A between a Husband and a Wife (부처 간의 문답)
My Experience Raising a Child (내가 어린애 기른 경험)
Companionate Marriage, Experimental Marriage (우애 결혼, 시험 결혼)
Happiness in Not Forgetting Myself (나를 잊지 않는 행복)
Family Life of a Western Madam (구미 부인의 가정 생활)
If I become the Female Mayor of Seoul? (내가 서울 여시장 된다면?)
Confessions of a Divorcee (이혼 고백장)
Entering a New Life (신생활에 들면서)
My Time as a Lady Teacher (나의 여교원 시대)
An Account of an Interview with a Suffragette from Britain and the United States (영미 부인 참정권 운동자 회견기)

Translator’s Notes
번역자의 말
Acknowledgements

“Oh my! How heavy the monsoon rain is,” said the porky lady-in-law, the mother-in-law of Kyeonghee’s sister, while lighting a pipe, having visited after a long time.

It has been half a year since the two people met. While the man was invited by the woman, originally, the man had been waiting for this opportunity to arrive.

First of all, what would an ideal, a so-called ideal be referring to? In other words, an ideal is the idea of desire.