Sada Orihara (1908-1960) was the first woman to attend the Tokyo Institute of Technology in Japan.
Life
editOrihara was educated at the Maebashi Girls' Senior High School and the Tokyo Women's Higher Normal School (now Ochanomizu University). She then enrolled as a scholarship student in the Department of Dye Chemistry at Tokyo Institute of Technology in Meguro, Tokyo, Japan.[1][2] She graduated in 1931 and began her career back at the Tokyo Women's Higher Normal School, where she was first employed as a teacher.[3] She was later promoted to assistant professor.[1]
Orihara married Kiyoshi Takiura, who she had met whilst a student at Tokyo Tech, in 1939.[4] Both her scientific career and married life were interrupted after the United States of America declared war on Japan during World War II and the Pacific War broke out.[1] She had two sons with her husband and died in 1960.[4]
References
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- ^ Cole, Kirsti; Hassel, Holly (2017-06-26). Surviving Sexism in Academia: Strategies for Feminist Leadership. Taylor & Francis. p. 70. ISBN 978-1-315-52320-0.
- ^ "Tokyo Institute of Technology on LinkedIn: #stemwomen #tokyotechlegends". www.linkedin.com. Retrieved 2024-11-07.
- ^ a b "Rikejo: Japan's Pioneering Women in Science". Tokyo Institute of Technology. Retrieved 2024-11-07.