top of page

Past

Learn about the herstory of "comfort women"

Screen Shot 2022-11-22 at 8.35.48 PM.png

Kim Hak-Soon 
South Korea, (1924–1997)

Kim Hak-Soon was the first woman to come forward publicly about her experience as a comfort woman for the Japanese military in the 1930s. Her her testimony was made in 1991.

강덕경_할머니_c.jpg

Kang Duk-Kyung
South Korea, (1929–1997)

Kang Duk-Kyung was a human rights activist and former Korean "comfort woman" in World War II. In particular, Kang expressed her life as a comfort woman through paintings. 

Screen Shot 2022-11-22 at 8.36.08 PM.png

Jan Ruff O'Herne 
Dutch East Indies, (1923–2019)​

During World War II, Jeanne Alida "Jan" Ruff-O'Herne was forced into sexual slavery by the Imperial Japanese Army. After remaining silent for fifty years, she spoke out publicly in 1992.

RosaHensonPCIJ.jpg

María Rosa Luna Henson 
The Philippines, (1927-1997)

Rosa Henson, also known as "Lola Rosa," was a Filipino “comfort woman” during World War II. “Lolas,” the Tagalog word for grandmother, refers to the aging Filipino “comfort women.”

kimbokdongg.jpeg

Kim Bok-Dong 
South Korea, (1926–2019)

Kim Bok-dong was a dedicated human rights activist fighting against war-time sexual slavery and former "comfort woman." She helped establish The Butterfly Fund in 2012.

The War and Women's Human Rights Museum in Seoul, Korea

bottom of page