Kubushiro Ochimi

Kubushiro Ochimi
久布白落実
A smiling Japanese woman, dark hair parted offcenter and dressed to the nape
Kubushiro Ochimi
Born16 December 1882
Yamaga, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan
Died23 October 1972
Occupation(s)Suffragist, feminist
RelativesYajima Kajiko (great-aunt)

Kubushiro Ochimi (16 December 1882 – 23 October 1972;[1] in Japanese, 久布白落実, or くぶしろ おちみ in kana) was a Japanese religious leader, temperance activist, and feminist. She was president of the Japanese Women's Christian Temperance Union, and general director of the Women's Suffrage League in Japan.

  1. ^ Melton, J. Gordon (2005). Encyclopedia of Protestantism. Infobase Publishing. ISBN 978-0-8160-6983-5.