초록 열기/닫기 버튼
This study set out to arrange the life of Yeom Nong-san, who was a famous female entertainer, in a synthetic way and shed focused light on her achievement of building Duribangcheon(豆依防川) in Yongam-myeon, Seongju-gun. The study excavated new materials unknown to researchers and used them as historical materials in the discussion process. The findings led to the following conclusions: First, Yeom Nong-san was born between her father Yeom Cheon-hong and her mother Ryu Seong-hyang as the eldest daughter. In her early teens, she became a Gwangi(Female entertainer belonging to the authorities) of Gyeongsanggamyeong. Continuing her activities as a Gwangi until she turned 37(1895), she became so famous that she earned the reputation of “Yeongnam's Famous female entertainer.” Second, she ran a restaurant right after her retirement as a Gwangi and accumulated plenty of wealth. She became the representative of female entertainer organizations in Daegu including “Association of Daegu female entertainers” and “Dalseonggwonbeon(達城券番)”. She accumulated more wealth, running these organizations, and became a landowner by purchasing many rice fields in Daegu and “Saenaedeul” of Yongam-myeon. Third, she made many donations to the “national movement” based on her accumulation of wealth at the end of Joseon and during the Japanese rule. Her remarkable achievements include her financial contributions to the national debt repayment movement of 1907, the foundation of Myeongsin Girls' School in 1910, and the establishment of Gyonam School in 1937. Finally, she donated a huge portion of her wealth to the construction of Duribangcheon in Yongam-myeon, Seongju-gun in 1919, making the living foundation of farmers in the area stable. It was a great act derived from her sense of responsibility to save the people hit by a disaster and her love for the people. These findings demonstrate that Yeom Nong-san was a great “patron of national movement” that donated generously her wealth for the people and society beyond the social limitations associated with her status as a Female entertainer treated poorly by people.
키워드열기/닫기 버튼
Female Entertainer, Yeom Nong-san called Female entertainer Aingmu, The Association of Daegu female entertainers, Dalseonggwonbeon, The Duribangcheon in Yongam
