Kim Bok-dong (Korean: 김복동; 19 April 1926 – 28 January 2019) was a human rights activist that campaigned against sexual slavery and war rape.

[2] Her experiences led her to become an activist; advocating the end of war-time sexual violence, anti-imperialism, workers' rights, and inter-Korean reconciliation.

[4] Instead, she was put into militarized sexual slavery in Japanese occupied territories for eight years, including Guangdong, Hong Kong, Singapore, Indonesia, and Malaysia.

"[7] After her husband died she began to speak out, and later joined another woman seeking official recognition as victims of Japanese sex slavery.

In an interview, Kim Bok-dong stated, "by presenting my testimony, I regain my sense of self and feel supported and connected with other women.

She attended the Wednesday rallies to demand a formal apology from Japan and legal reparations from the Korean women who were forced into sexual slavery during the war.

Bok-dong acknowledges and recognizes that she has gained a platform where she is able to receive support from both ordinary people and the Korean Council for the Women Drafted for Military Sexual Slavery by Japan (KCWD).

[9] Eventually, the KCWD formally established the "Butterfly Fund" in order to accomplish Gil Won-ok and Kim Bok-dong's objective.

"[8] The overarching idea behind the fund was to help and network with sexual violence victims in other countries, not only women in the same geographic space as the founders.

Kim Bok-dong also highlighted that Korea too should make efforts to acknowledge war crimes committed by its own people.

Artwork from the House of Sharing was included in campaigns to raise awareness and educate the global public on the 'comfort women' issue.

[11] Her artistic themes included childhood memories, the experience of Japanese military slavery, and her present life and feelings.

Her works included The Day a 14 year old Girl is Stolen Away (1998), As Youth Slips Away, and Suddenly I am Old and Grey (1998), Japan Do Not Trespass - Dok Island is Our Land (1998), and The Leaves of that Gaunt Tree will Blossom Someday (1998).