Na Hye-sŏk

Na Hye-sŏk
Na, aged 18–19 (c.1915)
Born(1896-04-28)April 28, 1896
Shinpyeong-ri, Suwon-myeon, Suwon County, Incheon-bu, Joseon
now Haenggung-dong, Suwon, South Korea
DiedDecember 10, 1948(1948-12-10) (aged 52)
Wonhyoro il-dong, Yongsan District, Seoul, South Korea
OccupationPoet, journalist, writer, painter
Period1896–1948
GenrePoetry, Novel, Art, Painting, Essay, Drama
SpouseKim Woo-yeong (m. 1920; div. 1930)
Korean name
Hangul
나혜석
Hanja
羅蕙錫
RRNa Hyeseok
MRNa Hyesŏk
Art name
Hangul
정월
Hanja
晶月
RRJeongwol
MRChŏngwŏl

Na Hye-sŏk (Korean: 나혜석, April 28, 1896 – December 10, 1948) was a Korean feminist, poet, writer, painter, educator, and journalist. Her art name was Jeongwol (정월; 晶月). She was a pioneering Korean feminist writer and painter. She was the first female professional painter and the first feminist writer in Korea. She created some of the earliest Western-style paintings in Korea, and published feminist novels and short stories. She became well known as a feminist because of her criticism of the marital institution in the early 20th century.