Analysing a series of narratives that described women who transformed the worlds they lived in, this book introduces students and scholars to the lives of the women of Joseon Korea 1550-1700. Exploring both their interactions at home and abroad, this book shows how the agency of these women reached far across the globe.

Susan Broomhall is the Director of the Gender and Women's History Research Centre at the Australian Catholic University. She was a Founding Chief Investigator of the Academy of Korean Studies-funded Korea Research Centre at The University of Western Australia. She is a historian of women and gender in the early modern world, with over 20 monographs and edited collections.

Acknowledgements List of Figures

Introduction

1. Dead Women
2. Surviving Women
3. Fervent Women
4. Conforming Women
5. Treasured Women
6. Silent Women

Conclusions Select Bibliography Index