Shimoda Utako (1852-1936) and Tsuda Umeko (1864-1929) were pioneers and important representatives of Japanese women\u27s education in the Meiji and Taisho eras. Both women were engaged in numerous educational activities, including writing and teaching. However both differed greatly in their styles. Shimoda Utako and Tsuda Umeko established \u27Jissen Girls\u27 School\u27 (now Jissen Women\u27s University) and \u27Joshi Eigaku Juku\u27 (now Tsuda University) respectively. Based on these two schools\u27 educational principles and their process of establishment, this dissertation will compare the educational policies put forth by the Meiji government with the changes of thinking relating to social education, in order to investigate the relationship between women\u27s education and the Meiji government. Namely, it will assess the degree of participation and the impact of the Meiji government on these two female educators\u27 development and their educational causes. The relationship between these two female educators and the Meiji state shall also be analyzed. This dissertation will focus on the early period of the establishment of schools (the late 19th century), when female educators generally complied with the needs of the Meiji state
