Tsuda Umeko - Second Stay in The United States

Second Stay in The United States

Tsuda returned to the United States and attended Bryn Mawr College in Philadelphia from 1889-1892, where she majored in biology and education. She also studied at St Hilda's College, Oxford. During her second stay in the United States, Tsuda decided that other Japanese women should have the opportunity to study overseas as well. She made numerous public speeches about Japanese women's education and raised $8,000 in funds to establish a scholarship for Japanese women.

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