Taylor+-+Murasaki+Shikibu

__Mu__ __rasaki Shikibu__ ( about 970a.d.- about 1030a.d.)

Her exact birth and death dates are unknown but we estimatke she was born around 970a.d. Murasaki was born into a middle level family. Her mother died soon after she was born so she was raised by her father, Fufiware Tametoki. She had an older brother and sister. Around 1030a.d. her brother died and she died shortly after of old age. Murasaki mostly depended on her sister to be her mother since she didn't have her mother to raise her. Her father often told her, "If only you were a boy, how happy should i be?" Later around 999a.d. She got married and she had a baby girl around 1001a.d. A few years after her daughter was born, around 1003a.d, Murasaki's husband got sick and died, leaving her to raise her daughter alone. **Education** Murasaki went to school with her brother, there she learned how to read, and write, Chinese. She attended the Empress Akiko's, and Emperor Ichijo's consort. There she was given education, housing, and experience with the royal family. **Career/Jobs** Murasaki worked for the Empress Akiko based on her fame from writing //__The Tale of Genji.__// She was brought to the Japanese imperial court with the Emperor and Empress. After her schooling she became a distinguished poet, author, and novelist, she also worked as a philosopher. When Emperor Ichijo died in 1011 she retired. **Achievements** Murasaki many achievements revolved around her writing. She wrote many books; //__The Diary of Lady Murasaki__//, and her most famous, //__The Tale of Genji__//. Murasaki wrote lots of poems as well. Murasaki's book //__The Diary of Lady Murasaki__//, is the only way we have any knowledge of her. She didn't take on a "normal" women role, she went to school, learned to read and write, and took advantage of her learnings. She made a great point in life that not only men could write books, that a women could write a very famous book still today.
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