Ono no Komachi
Ono no Komachi was a poetess of great renown during Japan’s Heian Period (794-1185 CE)
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Himiko
Queen Himiko was a 3rd-century CE ruler of the territory in ancient Japan known as Hsieh-ma-t’ai or Yamatai, later to be known as Yamato. Considered by the Chinese as the ruler of all of Japan or Wa, given her state’s power, she exchanged diplomatic embassies with the ruling Wei dynasty.
Dr Teruko Ishizaka
Working with her husband, she co-discovered allergen-specific antibody proteins called immunoglobulin E (or IgE), publishing their findings in 1966
Tatsu’uma Kiyo
Tatsu’uma Kiyo built her family’s sake business into an empire in the 1800s
Bernice Akamine
Hawaiian sculptor, glassblower, and installation artist
Gwendolyn Mink
Gwendolyn Mink is an historical political scientist who has written about racism & nativism in US labor’s political formations at the turn of the 20th century; women & gender in 20th century US social policy history; and gender, race, and low income motherhood in the contemporary politics of poverty policy.
Beth Takekawa
Former executive director of the Wing Luke Museum
Yumi Ishikawa
Japanese feminist known for the #KuToo movement, standing up against the high heel policy in Japan and discriminatory practices in the workplace and the rest of the corporate world.
Shidzue Katō
Japanese birth control and abortion rights activist
Ruby Hirose
Biochemist whose research propelled the development of a vaccine for infantile paralysis, also known as polio, and advanced treatment for other diseases.