Oku Mumeo, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Oku Mumeo

Date of Birth: 24-Oct-1895

Place of Birth: Fukui, Fukui Prefecture, Japan

Date of Death: 07-Jul-1997

Profession: politician

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Oku Mumeo (October 24, 1895 – July 7, 1997) was an important Japanese feminist politician who served three terms in Japan's Imperial Diet after having been a leader in the early modern Japanese suffrage movement.
She played an important role in various early Japanese women's rights movements and she was a crucial part of Japan's consumer movement.
She was a renowned activist in the 1920s, co-founding the New Women's Association with Hiratsuka Raicho and Ichikawa Fusae, and eventually held a seat in the House of Councilors from 1947 to 1965 when she retired.