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Haruko Hatoyama
Haruko Hatoyama
鳩山春子; はとやまはるこ
Born	May 2, 1861; Matsumoto, Shinano Province, Tokugawa Shogunate
Died	July 12, 1938 (aged 77)
Occupation	Educator
Known for	Founding Kyoritsu Women's College
Spouse	Kazuo Hatoyama
Children	Ichirō Hatoyama; Hideo Hatoyama
Relatives	Iichirō Hatoyama (grandson); Yukio Hatoyama (great-grandson); Kunio Hatoyama (great-grandson)

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Haruko Hatoyama (鳩山春子, Hatoyama Haruko, March 23, 1861 – July 12, 1938) was a Japanese educator of the Meiji, Taishō and Shōwa periods, and the matriarchal head of the prominent Japanese Hatoyama political family which has been called "Japan's Kennedy family."^[1] She was a co-founder of what is today Kyoritsu Women's University. Her husband was politician Kazuo Hatoyama.

Early life

Haruko Hatoyama was born in Matsumoto, the youngest of seven children (five girls and two boys).^[2] Her father, Tsumu, was a samurai.^[2] He changed the family name from Watanabe to Taga after the Meiji Restoration in 1868.^[2] Her education began at home with her mother, and was supplemented by the lessons from local teachers of Chinese classics. Her education was different from her sisters because she was allowed to pursue the same curriculum as a boy.^[2] She was among the first students to enroll when a small, all-girls school opened in Matsumoto in 1873.^[2] However, her knowledge was so advanced that her father decided to pull her out of the small school and take her to Tokyo to be educated.^[2]

She attended the Takebashi Girls' School, which had been opened by the government in 1872 for the purpose of training female teachers.^[3] Her lessons were held both in her native Japanese dialect and in American English.^[3] After the government closed the school in 1877, the Education Ministry transferred her and her classmates to a newly established English section within the Tokyo Women's Normal School.^[3] She graduated in 1878.^[4]

She continued her education by enrolling the Tokyo Women's Higher Normal School.^[4] In 1879, she was one of three students selected by the Ministry of Education to study in the United States.^[4] She graduated in July 1881, and briefly joined the faculty until she got married, at which point she resigned.^[4]

Family

Haruko married Kazuo Hatoyama in an arranged marriage on November 16, 1881.^[4] Her behavior was different from that of a typical bride of that period because she held a job outside the home and engaged in translating legal documents.^[5]

Kazuo Hatoyama was speaker of the House of Representatives of the Diet of Japan from 1896 to 1897 during the Meiji era.^[6] Kazuo later served as the president of Waseda University.^[6]

Haruko died at home on July 12, 1938 of arteriosclerosis.^[7]

Politician progeny

Her son was former Prime Minister Ichirō Hatoyama, who founded and was the first president of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP).^[6]

Her grandson was former Foreign Minister Iichirō Hatoyama. Her great-grandson Kunio Hatoyama served as Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications under Prime Minister Taro Aso until June 12, 2009.

Her great-grandson Yukio Hatoyama represents the 9th district of Hokkaidō in the House of Representatives and is a former leader of the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ). Yukio was Prime Minister of Japan between September 16, 2009 and June 8, 2010.

Modern Femininity and Education

Hatoyama was one of the leaders of the strong Westernizing trend during the Meiji period, known as Bunmei Kaika (文明開化, lit. 'civilisation and enlightenment').^[8] She wrote several essays for women's magazines on the importance of raising the level of women's education in Japan.^[9]

After helping found the Kyoritsu Women's University, she became head of the newly created home economics department.^[7] In December 1922, she became president of the school, and held this position until her death.^[7]

She was a member of the Japanese Women's Hygiene Association, Women's Patriotic Association, and the Japanese League of Women Association, among others.^[9] 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.^[9]

Notes

^ Suzuki, Miwa (August 24, 2009). "Japan's first lady hopeful an outgoing TV lifestyle guru". Agence France-Presse. The Free Library. Retrieved August 4, 2011.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Walthall, Anne (2002). The Human Tradition in Modern Japan. Lanham, MD: SR Books. p. 82. ISBN 0-8420-2912-5.
^ ^a ^b ^c Walthall, Anne (2002). The Human Tradition in Modern Japan. Lanham, MD: SR Books. p. 83. ISBN 0-8420-2912-5.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Walthall, Anne (2002). The Human Tradition in Modern Japan. Lanham, MD: SR Books. p. 84. ISBN 0-8420-2912-5.
^ Walthall, Anne (2002). The Human Tradition in Modern Japan. Lanham, MD: SR Books. p. 85. ISBN 0-8420-2912-5.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Japan on the brink of a new era", Asia Times, August 29, 2009.
^ ^a ^b ^c Walthall, Anne (2002). The Human Tradition in Modern Japan. Lanham, MD: SR Books. p. 95. ISBN 0-8420-2912-5.
^ Walthall, Anne (2002). The Human Tradition in Modern Japan. Lanham, MD: SR Books. p. 81. ISBN 0-8420-2912-5.
^ ^a ^b ^c Walthall, Anne (2002). The Human Tradition in Modern Japan. Lanham, MD: SR Books. p. 96. ISBN 0-8420-2912-5.

References

Itoh, Mayumi (2003). The Hatoyama Dynasty: Japanese Political Leadership through the Generations. New York: Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 1-403-96331-2, ISBN 978-1-403-96331-4. OCLC 248918078.

External links

はとやま-はるこ【鳩山春子】. goo 辞書 (in Japanese). goo. Retrieved June 29, 2008.

[afp-1] Suzuki, Miwa (August 24, 2009). "Japan's first lady hopeful an outgoing TV lifestyle guru". Agence France-Presse. The Free Library. Retrieved August 4, 2011.

[eighttwo-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Walthall, Anne (2002). The Human Tradition in Modern Japan. Lanham, MD: SR Books. p. 82. ISBN 0-8420-2912-5.

[eightthree-3] Walthall, Anne (2002). The Human Tradition in Modern Japan. Lanham, MD: SR Books. p. 83. ISBN 0-8420-2912-5.

[eightfour-4] Walthall, Anne (2002). The Human Tradition in Modern Japan. Lanham, MD: SR Books. p. 84. ISBN 0-8420-2912-5.

[eightfive-5] Walthall, Anne (2002). The Human Tradition in Modern Japan. Lanham, MD: SR Books. p. 85. ISBN 0-8420-2912-5.

[asiatimesbackground-6] "Japan on the brink of a new era", Asia Times, August 29, 2009.

[ninefive-7] Walthall, Anne (2002). The Human Tradition in Modern Japan. Lanham, MD: SR Books. p. 95. ISBN 0-8420-2912-5.

[eightone-8] Walthall, Anne (2002). The Human Tradition in Modern Japan. Lanham, MD: SR Books. p. 81. ISBN 0-8420-2912-5.

[ninesix-9] Walthall, Anne (2002). The Human Tradition in Modern Japan. Lanham, MD: SR Books. p. 96. ISBN 0-8420-2912-5.

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+{{Short description|Japanese educator}}
-[[File:Haruko Hatoyama.jpg|frame|Haruko Hatoyama]]
+{{Expand Japanese|topic=bio|date=September 2009|鳩山春子}}
-{{Japanese name|[[Hatoyama (disambiguation)|Hatoyama]]}}
+{{Infobox person
-{{Expand Japanese|date=September 2009|鳩山春子}}
+| name               = Haruko Hatoyama
+| image              = Haruko Hatoyama.jpg
+| native_name        = 鳩山春子<br />はとやま はるこ
+| native_name_lang   = ja
+| birth_date         = {{birth date|1861|05|02}}
+| birth_place        = [[Matsumoto Domain|Matsumoto]], [[Shinano Province]], [[Tokugawa shogunate|Tokugawa Shogunate]]
+| death_date         = {{death date and age|1938|07|12|1861|05|02}}
+| occupation         = Educator
+| known_for          = Founding [[Kyoritsu Women's University|Kyoritsu Women's College]]
+| spouse             = [[Kazuo Hatoyama]]
+| children           = [[Ichirō Hatoyama]]<br />[[Hideo Hatoyama]]
+| relatives          = [[Iichirō Hatoyama]] (grandson)<br />[[Yukio Hatoyama]] (great-grandson)<br />[[Kunio Hatoyama]] (great-grandson)
+}}
+{{nihongo|'''Haruko Hatoyama'''|鳩山 春子|Hatoyama Haruko|extra=March 23, 1861 – July 12, 1938}} was a Japanese [[educator]] of the [[Meiji period|Meiji]], [[Taishō period|Taishō]] and [[Shōwa period|Shōwa]] periods, and the matriarchal head of the prominent Japanese Hatoyama political family which has been called "Japan's [[Kennedy family]]."<ref name=afp>{{cite news |first=Miwa|last=Suzuki|title=Japan's first lady hopeful an outgoing TV lifestyle guru | url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Japan's_first_lady_hopeful_an_outgoing_TV_lifestyle_guru-a01611975119|work=[[Agence France-Presse]]|publisher=The Free Library|date=August 24, 2009|access-date=August 4, 2011}}</ref> She was a co-founder of what is today [[Kyoritsu Women's University]]. Her husband was politician [[Kazuo Hatoyama]].
+==Early life==
+Haruko Hatoyama was born in [[Matsumoto, Nagano|Matsumoto]], the youngest of seven children (five girls and two boys).<ref name=eighttwo>{{cite book|last=Walthall|first=Anne|title=The Human Tradition in Modern Japan|year=2002|publisher=SR Books|location=Lanham, MD|isbn=0-8420-2912-5|pages=82}}</ref> Her father, Tsumu, was a samurai.<ref name=eighttwo/> He changed the family name from Watanabe to Taga after the [[Meiji Restoration]] in 1868.<ref name = eighttwo/> Her education began at home with her mother, and was supplemented by the lessons from local teachers of Chinese classics. Her education was different from her sisters because she was allowed to pursue the same curriculum as a boy.<ref name=eighttwo/> She was among the first students to enroll when a small, all-girls school opened in Matsumoto in 1873.<ref name=eighttwo/> However, her knowledge was so advanced that her father decided to pull her out of the small school and take her to Tokyo to be educated.<ref name = eighttwo/>
+She attended the Takebashi Girls' School, which had been opened by the government in 1872 for the purpose of training female teachers.<ref name=eightthree>{{cite book|last=Walthall|first=Anne|title=The Human Tradition in Modern Japan|year=2002|publisher=SR Books|location=Lanham, MD|isbn=0-8420-2912-5|pages=83}}</ref> Her lessons were held both in her native Japanese dialect and in American English.<ref name = eightthree/> After the government closed the school in 1877, the [[Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology|Education Ministry]] transferred her and her classmates to a newly established English section within the [[University of Tsukuba|Tokyo Women's Normal School]].<ref name=eightthree/> She graduated in 1878.<ref name=eightfour>{{cite book|last=Walthall|first=Anne|title=The Human Tradition in Modern Japan|year=2002|publisher=SR Books|location=Lanham, MD|isbn=0-8420-2912-5|pages=84}}</ref>
+She continued her education by enrolling the Tokyo Women's Higher Normal School.<ref name =eightfour/> In 1879, she was one of three students selected by the Ministry of Education to study in the United States.<ref name =eightfour/> She graduated in July 1881, and briefly joined the faculty until she got married, at which point she resigned.<ref name = eightfour/>
-{{nihongo|'''Haruko Hatoyama'''|鳩山 春子|Hatoyama Haruko|extra=May 2, 1863 – September 12, 1938}} was a [[Japanese people|Japanese]] [[educator]] of the [[Meiji period|Meiji]], [[Taishō period|Taishō]] and [[Shōwa period|Shōwa]] periods, and the matriarchal head of the prominent Japanese Hatoyama political family which has been called "Japan's [[Kennedy family]]."<ref name=afp>{{cite news |first=Miwa|last=Suzuki|title=Japan's first lady hopeful an outgoing TV lifestyle guru | url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Japan's_first_lady_hopeful_an_outgoing_TV_lifestyle_guru-a01611975119|work=[[Agence France-Presse]]|publisher=The Free Library|date=August 24, 2009|accessdate=August 4, 2011}}</ref> She was a co-founder of what is today [[Kyoritsu Women's University]]. Her husband was politician [[Kazuo Hatoyama]].
 == Family ==
+Haruko married [[Kazuo Hatoyama]] in an arranged marriage on November 16, 1881.<ref name =eightfour/> Her behavior was different from that of a typical bride of that period because she held a job outside the home and engaged in translating legal documents.<ref name=eightfive>{{cite book|last=Walthall|first=Anne|title=The Human Tradition in Modern Japan|year=2002|publisher=SR Books|location=Lanham, MD|isbn=0-8420-2912-5|pages=85}}</ref>
-Her husband Kazuo Hatoyama was speaker of the House of Representatives of the [[Diet of Japan]] from 1896 to 1897 during the [[Meiji era]].<ref name="asiatimesbackground">[http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Japan/KH29Dh01.html "Japan on the brink of a new era"], ''[[Asia Times]]'', August 29, 2009.</ref>  Kazuo later served as the president of [[Waseda University]].<ref name="asiatimesbackground"/>
+Kazuo Hatoyama was speaker of the House of Representatives of the [[Diet of Japan]] from 1896 to 1897 during the [[Meiji era]].<ref name="asiatimesbackground">[https://web.archive.org/web/20090830092207/http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Japan/KH29Dh01.html "Japan on the brink of a new era"], ''[[Asia Times]]'', August 29, 2009.</ref> Kazuo later served as the president of [[Waseda University]].<ref name="asiatimesbackground"/>
+Haruko died at home on July 12, 1938 of [[arteriosclerosis]].<ref name=ninefive>{{cite book|last=Walthall|first=Anne|title=The Human Tradition in Modern Japan|year=2002|publisher=SR Books|location=Lanham, MD|isbn=0-8420-2912-5|pages=95}}</ref>
 [[File:Statues of Kazuo and Haruko Hatoyama.jpg|thumb|right|Bronze bust of Kazuo paired with bronze seated figure of Haruko Hatoyama in the garden of [[Hatoyama Hall]] in Tokyo.]]
 ===Politician progeny===
 Her son was former [[Prime Minister of Japan|Prime Minister]] [[Ichirō Hatoyama]], who founded and was the first president of the [[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|Liberal Democratic Party]] (LDP).<ref name="asiatimesbackground"/>
 Her grandson was former [[Minister for Foreign Affairs (Japan)|Foreign Minister]] [[Iichirō Hatoyama]]. Her great-grandson [[Kunio Hatoyama]] served as [[Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications|Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications]] under Prime Minister [[Taro Aso]] until June 12, 2009.
 Her great-grandson [[Yukio Hatoyama]] represents the 9th district of [[Hokkaidō]] in the [[House of Representatives of Japan|House of Representatives]] and is a former leader of the [[Democratic Party of Japan]] (DPJ). Yukio was [[Prime Minister of Japan]] between September 16, 2009 and June 8, 2010.
+==Modern Femininity and Education==
+Hatoyama was one of the leaders of the strong Westernizing trend during the [[Meiji period]], known as {{nihongo||文明開化|Bunmei Kaika|{{lit|civilisation and enlightenment}}}}.<ref name=eightone>{{cite book|last=Walthall|first=Anne|title=The Human Tradition in Modern Japan|year=2002|publisher=SR Books|location=Lanham, MD|isbn=0-8420-2912-5|pages=81}}</ref> She wrote several essays for women's magazines on the importance of raising the level of women's education in Japan.<ref name=ninesix/>
+After helping found the [[Kyoritsu Women's University]], she became head of the newly created home economics department.<ref name=ninefive/> In December 1922, she became president of the school, and held this position until her death.<ref name = ninefive/>
+She was a member of the Japanese Women's Hygiene Association, Women's Patriotic Association, and the Japanese League of Women Association, among others.<ref name=ninesix>{{cite book|last=Walthall|first=Anne|title=The Human Tradition in Modern Japan|year=2002|publisher=SR Books|location=Lanham, MD|isbn=0-8420-2912-5|pages=96}}</ref> 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.<ref name=ninesix/>
 ==Notes==
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 ==References==
-* Itoh, Mayumi (2003). [http://books.google.com/books?id=EUMgpxv6MSEC ''The Hatoyama Dynasty: Japanese Political Leadership through the Generations'']. New York: Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 1-403-96331-2, ISBN 978-1-403-96331-4. {{OCLC|248918078}}.
+*  Itoh, Mayumi (2003). [https://books.google.com/books?id=EUMgpxv6MSEC ''The Hatoyama Dynasty: Japanese Political Leadership through the Generations'']. New York: Palgrave Macmillan. {{ISBN|1-403-96331-2}}, {{ISBN|978-1-403-96331-4}}. {{OCLC|248918078}}.
 == External links ==
-*{{cite web |url=http://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/search/1584560-0000/jn/5/ |title=はとやま-はるこ 【鳩山春子】 |publisher=[[goo (search engine)|goo]] |work=goo 辞書 |language=Japanese |accessdate=June 29, 2008}}
+*{{cite web |url=http://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/search/1584560-0000/jn/5/ |script-title=ja:はとやま-はるこ 【鳩山春子】 |publisher=[[goo (search engine)|goo]] |work=goo 辞書 |language=Japanese |access-date=June 29, 2008}}
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