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Why was Hangul a "woman's script" for hundreds of years? Personalized 1-on-1 language lessons with native teachers on italki! 🎉 Buy $10 get $5 for free for your first lesson with code JULESY2026. 👉 Book a lesson: https://go.italki.com/julesy2601 📱 Get the app: https://go.italki.com/julesy2601app Did you know that Hangul has only been the official script of South Korea for 20 years? Before that, royal officials regarded Classical Chinese as the "legitimate" script for hundreds of years, but women's continued used of Hangul helped it become Korea's official writing system in the 20th century. [Timeline] [01:20] Birth of Joseon [02:39] What is Neo-Confucianism? [04:45] Women's Literacy During Joseon [07:08] Some Women DID Know Chinese [08:22] Introduction of Hangul [10:54] Women's Use of Hangul [13:43] Limits of Women's Literacy [16:52] When Everything Changed (Hangul as Official Script) [20:00] Acknowledgments [References] Baek (백), D. (두현). (2020, October 20). [온라인 한글문화강좌] 7회차_훈민정음과 여성의 삶:조선 시대 여성의 문자 생활과 한글 [Online Korean Language and Culture Course] Session 7: Hunminjeongeum and Women’s Lives: Women’s Literacy and the Korean Alphabet in the Joseon Dynasty. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mt_Q8yJ5ib0 Cadavid, F. (2012). The Struggle for Literacy in Korea: An examination of literacy and the power of language in Korea, 1392-1945 (Master’s dissertation). SAY HI! Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/julesytooshoes