Modern Femininity and Education
Haruko was one of the leaders of the strong Westernizing trend, Bunmei Kaika. She wrote several essays for women's magazines on the importance of raising the level of women's education in Japan.
After helping found the Kyoritsu Women's University, she became head of the newly created home economics department. In December 1922, she because president of the school, and held this position until her death.
She was a member of the Japanese Women's Hygiene Association, Women's Patriotic Association, and the Japanese League of Women Association, among others. She received awards from the Imperial Household Ministry, the Tokyo prefecture, Tokyo City, the Tokyo League of Women's associations, and the Koishikawa Young Women's Association.
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