Fuki Kushida (櫛田 ふき, Kushida Fuki, February 17, 1899 – February 5, 2001) was a Japanese peace and women's rights activist.
Early life edit
Kushida was born in Yamaguchi prefecture on February 17, 1899. Her father was a professor at the Tokyo School of Foreign Languages. She briefly attended the Japan Women's University, but left school to marry Tamizo Kushida, an economist.[1] After his death in 1934, Kushida sold insurance and became a magazine reporter to support their two children.[2]
Career edit
After getting to know people like Yuriko Miyamoto, Shigeji Tsuboi, and Sakae Tsuboi in 1946, Kushida joined the Women's Democratic Club and became their first Secretary General.[2] In 1958, Kushida was elected the president of the Federation of Japanese Women's Organizations.[3]
In the 1990s, Kushida began protesting United States military bases in Japan. This was because of crimes committed by service members against Japanese women near the bases. She advocated for the removal of all foreign military bases, most notably in Okinawa.[2][1] In 2000, Kushida led a march in Ginza protesting an agreement to increase military ties between Japan and the United States. She led the march from a wheelchair because of her age.[4]
Selected bibliography edit
- たくさんの足音 そのなかの一つが歩いた道. Tokyo: 新読書社. 1965.
- 愛と希望の星みつめて. Tokyo: 新日本出版社. 1988. ISBN 9784406016087.
- 八度めの年おんな. 岩波書店. 1995. ISBN 9784000029650.
- 二〇世紀をまるごと生きて. Tokyo: 日本評論社. 1998. ISBN 9784535582415.
References edit
- ^ a b Lewis, Paul (2001-02-11). "Fuki Kushida, 101, Campaigner in Japan for Peace and Women's Rights". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-01-22.
- ^ a b c "Fuki Kushida; Prominent Japanese Advocate of Women's Rights, Peace". Los Angeles Times. 2001-02-08. Retrieved 2020-01-22.
- ^ "Fuki Kushida | Japanese activist". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2020-01-22.
- ^ 小谷野, 裕子 (2006). From the Country of Kimonos: Essays by a Japanese Woman. 春風社. ISBN 978-4-86110-091-8.