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Rookie Historian Goo Hae Ryung
(2019 - Netflix, 20 1:10 eps)

So much to explore:

- Female empowerment: This story would have been impossible in the Joseon era. But pursuing a career over family is still a difficult path - so a relevant topic.

- Korean historians created the single longest record of a dynasty in the world. The show explored things that really happened - beheadings, rewritings, treason. Interesting history to read about.

- Catholicism & other Western ideas coming to Korea

- Western medical ideas like stitches & variolation

- Palace intrigue & a dethroned king

The acting from all the characters was on point, & there was good character development. The chemistry between the leads was wonderful. The relationship between the 2 princes is interesting. Costuming & scenery were also beautiful.

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https://mydramalist.com/33249-rookie-historian-goo-hae-ryun

Rookie Historian Goo Hae Ryung

The story takes place at the beginning of the 19th century. Goo Hae Ryung is an intern to become a palace historian. However, it was not acceptable for...

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Whoosh Sep 8, 2023

In my efforts to learn more about women’s roles in the Joseon era, I came across this blog.

Excerpt: "Korean girls, long before they reach a marriageable age, live in the seclusion of the women’s quarters. After her betrothal a girl belongs not to her father but to her mother-in-law. Upon marriage she becomes the property of her husband, and is, in most cases, immediately taken to his dwelling."

https://susannaives.com/wordpress/2020/12/women-in-late-joseon-korea-part-one/

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Susanna Ives’ Floating World

I spent a great deal of time in 2018 through early 2020 laid up in bed, feeling lousy. Later, I learned I had been suffering from allergies that had grown more acute with age and my recent move. St…

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