Yun Chung-Ok
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Yun Chung-Ok is a Korea
n scholar and activist whose investigations into Japan
ese war
slavery
during World War II
led to the creation of The Korea
n Council for the Women Drafted for Military Slavery by Japan. Working with two other members of the group Korea Church Women United, Kim Hye Won and Kim Sin Sil, Yun created and conducted the "Military Sexual Slavery by Japan on-the-Spot Survey".
Yun frequently quoted from "Military Comfort woman" written by Kakou Senda
as "200,000 Korean women were forced to be sex slave", however Senda wrote "200,000 women were forced to work for military factory, and 50,000～70,000 women out of them were forced to be Comfort Women." Yun also quoted from Senda as "200,000 Korean women forced to be Military Comfort Woman", however Senda wrote "50,000～70,000 women were Korean out of 200,000 women forced to work for military factory."
Professor Yun was also an English professor at Ewha Women's University. Her studies focused on 19th century British novels.
Korea
Korea ) is an East Asian geographic region that is currently divided into two separate sovereign states — North Korea and South Korea. Located on the Korean Peninsula, Korea is bordered by the People's Republic of China to the northwest, Russia to the northeast, and is separated from Japan to the...
n scholar and activist whose investigations into Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese war
War
War is a state of organized, armed, and often prolonged conflict carried on between states, nations, or other parties typified by extreme aggression, social disruption, and usually high mortality. War should be understood as an actual, intentional and widespread armed conflict between political...
slavery
Slavery
Slavery is a system under which people are treated as property to be bought and sold, and are forced to work. Slaves can be held against their will from the time of their capture, purchase or birth, and deprived of the right to leave, to refuse to work, or to demand compensation...
during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
led to the creation of The Korea
Korea
Korea ) is an East Asian geographic region that is currently divided into two separate sovereign states — North Korea and South Korea. Located on the Korean Peninsula, Korea is bordered by the People's Republic of China to the northwest, Russia to the northeast, and is separated from Japan to the...
n Council for the Women Drafted for Military Slavery by Japan. Working with two other members of the group Korea Church Women United, Kim Hye Won and Kim Sin Sil, Yun created and conducted the "Military Sexual Slavery by Japan on-the-Spot Survey".
Yun frequently quoted from "Military Comfort woman" written by Kakou Senda
Kakou Senda
was a Japanese writer. Born in Dalian, Kwantung Leased Territory he wrote in 1973....
as "200,000 Korean women were forced to be sex slave", however Senda wrote "200,000 women were forced to work for military factory, and 50,000～70,000 women out of them were forced to be Comfort Women." Yun also quoted from Senda as "200,000 Korean women forced to be Military Comfort Woman", however Senda wrote "50,000～70,000 women were Korean out of 200,000 women forced to work for military factory."
Professor Yun was also an English professor at Ewha Women's University. Her studies focused on 19th century British novels.