Yenlin Ku
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Yenlin Ku is a prominent feminist involved in the women's movement in Taiwan.
Ku and a group of colleagues who supported gender equality established the magazine Awakening in 1982 to encourage women's self-awareness and to raise public concern about women's issues. This project was followed in 1987 by the Awakening Foundation with the intention of mobilizing more women, improving their social conditions and striving for their rights. Ku served as chair from 1997-1998.
Ku has a B.A. from National Taiwan University, an M.A. from the Claremont Graduate School and an Ed.S. from Indiana University. She is a teacher at the Graduate Institute for Gender Studies and an advisor to Taipei City Government.
