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Ichikawa Fusae
Campaigning for women’s suffrage in Japan.
Political participation · Enfranchisement
- Born
- 15 May 1893
- Birthplace
- Bisai
- Died
- 11 February 1981
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Ichikawa Fusae was a Japanese campaigner and politician whose work sought women’s participation in public and political life.
Early life
Training
Attended Aichi Women’s Teacher Academy before working in education and journalism.
Career
- 1917
Journalism
Became a newspaper reporter in Nagoya.
- 1920
New Women’s Association
Helped found the organisation.
- 1924
Suffrage organising
Established a women’s voting-rights organisation.
Selected work
Political participation
Her association’s campaign helped remove restrictions on women attending political meetings.
Enfranchisement
Her long campaign contributed to women gaining voting rights.
Beyond work
International exchange
Travelled to the United States to learn from its suffrage movement.
Sources & photo credit
Biography and career ↗Biographical references ↗Original photograph. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
Photo: 日本経済新聞社. Public domain · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.