Hiratsuka Raichō

Hiratsuka Raichō
Raichō, from her autobiography
BornHiratsuka Haru
(1886-02-10)February 10, 1886
Sanbanchō, Tokyo, Empire of Japan
DiedMay 24, 1971(1971-05-24) (aged 85)
Sendagaya, Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan
NationalityJapanese

Hiratsuka Raichō (平塚 らいちょう, transliterated らいてう according to the historical kana orthography; born Hiratsuka Haru, 平塚 明; February 10, 1886 – May 24, 1971) was a Japanese writer, journalist, political activist, anarchist, and pioneering feminist in Japan.