Background
Toshiko Nakajima was born in 1863 in Kyoto, Japan.
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Toshiko Nakajima
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also known as
Kishida, Shoen Joshi
Career
Served at the Imperial Court before she started feminist activities. Was once jailed on account of such activities. In 1885 went to Tokyo and mingled with Jiyuto (Liberal) Party politicians and married one of them, Nobuyuki Nakajima. She was superintendent of the Ferris Girls' School in Yokohama. Accompanied her husband to Italy when he was appointed minister to that country. A versatile woman, she was well known for her pseudonym of Shoen Joshi.
Connections
- husband:
- Nobuyuki Nakajima
