Raicho Hiratsuka
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Raicho Hiratsuka, born Haru Hiratsuka in Tokyo, was a Japanese journalist, novelist, writer, and critic. She was educated at Japan Women's University and wrote in Japanese. Her religious worldview was Buddhist. Hiratsuka was an unmarried partner of Morita Sōhei.
Her notable works include *Genshi josei wa taiyō de atta*, *Watakushi no aruita michi*, *Gendai no danjo e*, *Marumado yori*, and *Abe Jirō o meguru tegami*. She held citizenship in Japan and the Empire of Japan. Hiratsuka died on May 24, 1971.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1886
- Died
- 1971
- Works
- 10
Top works
- Genshi josei wa taiyō de atta
- Watakushi no aruita michi
- Gendai no danjo e
- Marumado yori
- Abe Jirō o meguru tegami
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Key facts
- Born
- Hiratsuka Haru , ( 1886-02-10 ) February 10, 1886, Sanbanchō , Tokyo , Empire of Japan
- Died
- May 24, 1971 (1971-05-24) (aged 85), Sendagaya , Shibuya , Tokyo, Japan
- Nationality
- Japanese
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Haru
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Empire of Japan
- Place of birth
- Tokyo
- Occupation
- anarchist
- Educated at
- Japan Women's University
- Languages spoken
- Japanese
- Religion
- Buddhism
- Image
- HIRATSUKA Raicho.jpg
Show 8 more facts
- date of death
- 1971-05-24
- date of birth
- 1886-02-10
- Commons category
- Raichō Hiratsuka
- name in native language
- 平塚らいてう
- unmarried partner
- Morita Sōhei
- name in kana
- ひらつか らいちょう
- birth name
- 平塚 明
- married name
- 奥村 明
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Encyclopedic overview
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.
Life
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