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"The famous ryōsai kenbo, or 'good wife, wise mother' role of women was not, after all, a traditional Confucian view but a modern construct. In fact, its first appearance in Japan, as Koyama Shizuko points out, was in the latter half of the nineteenth century - due principally to the influence of European ideas about women. Girls at the time were proud to fulfill their new role of contributing to not just the family but to the formation of the state. Koyama's discovery has transformed how we see modern women's history in Japan and the similar discoveries that have followed regarding China's 'wise wife, good mother' and Korea's 'wise mother, good wife.'

Preliminary Material /Koyama Shizuko -- Introduction: Approach to the Issues /Koyama Shizuko -- The Formation of Ryōsai Kenbo Thought /Koyama Shizuko -- Ryōsai Kenbo Thought and the Public Education System /Koyama Shizuko -- The Causes of Change /Koyama Shizuko -- The Reconfiguration of Ryōsai Kenbo Thought /Koyama Shizuko -- The Evolution of the Concept of Ryōsai Kenbo in Morality Textbooks /Koyama Shizuko -- Epilogue: The Meaning of Ryōsai Kenbo Thought /Koyama Shizuko -- Appendix 1: List of Morality Textbooks (Shūshin Kyōkasho) Consulted for this Study /Koyama Shizuko -- Bibliography /Koyama Shizuko -- Index of Persons /Koyama Shizuko -- Index of Subjects /Koyama Shizuko.