Oku Mumeo

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Japanese politician

Japan PoliticiansLived 1895 to 1997 · aged 101

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Mumeo Oku was an important Japanese feminist and politician who served three terms in Japan's Imperial Diet after having been a leader in the early modern women's suffrage movement in Japan.

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Order of the Precious Crown, 2nd Class

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Yoshiko YamaguchiAlso won Order of the Precious Crown, 2nd Class

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Mumeo Oku was an important Japanese feminist and politician who served three terms in Japan's Imperial Diet after having been a leader in the early modern women's suffrage movement in Japan. She played an important role in various early Japanese women's rights movements, and she was a crucial part of Japan's consumer movement. She was a renowned activist in the 1920s, co-founding the New Women's Association with Hiratsuka Raichō and Ichikawa Fusae, and eventually held a seat in the House of Councilors from 1947 to 1965 when she retired.

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