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Takeko Nakano

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Sutematsu Oyama (1860-1919)
Japan's First College-Educated Woman
The first Japanese woman to go to college didn't have a choice. But the experience changed her - and she changed Japan in return.
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Takeko Nakano (1846-1868)
The Samurai Who Refused to Die Quietly
When the end of an era was at hand, this samurai woman refused to go gently.

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