About Hisa Yoneyama
Lived 1897 – 1981 (aged 84). Hisa Yoneyama was a Japanese politician and waka poet.
Hisako Yoneyama (; 17 January 1897 – 9 February 1981) was a Japanese poet, activist and politician. She was one of the first group of women elected to the House of Representatives in 1946.
Biography Yoneyama was born in Kanazawa in 1897 and attended . She ran for re-election in 1947, but was unsuccessful. She subsequently worked as an advisor to the Japan Buddhist Women's Federation and became involved in the Buddhist Women's Movement.
Yoneyama died in 1981. Ishikawa did not have another female member of parliament until in 2009.
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Who was Hisa Yoneyama?
Japanese politician (1897–1981)
When was Hisa Yoneyama born?
Hisa Yoneyama was born on 17 January 1897 in Ishikawa Prefecture.
When did Hisa Yoneyama die?
Hisa Yoneyama died on 9 February 1981.
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Hisa Yoneyama was a politician and waka poet.
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Hisa Yoneyama was Japanese.
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