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This book examines the role of women involved in South Korea's democratization movement. Through its study of older women and the gender roles and values of Korean society manifested in the "Mothers" movement, this book challenges social movement theories that focus on those on the front line but ignore those behind the scenes.

Women --- Women and democracy --- Protest movements --- Social movements --- Democratization --- Democratic consolidation --- Democratic transition --- Political science --- New democracies --- Democracy and women --- Democracy --- Political activity --- Korea (South) --- Politics and government --- K9327 --- K9300.80 --- K9500.80 --- K9309 --- Korea: Communities, social classes and groups -- gender roles, women, feminism, men --- Korea: Social sciences -- social and cultural history -- modern period, postwar period (1945- ) --- Korea: Politics -- history -- modern period, postwar period (1945- ) --- Korea: Social sciences, society -- social theory, movements and protests