Ai Kume

Ai Kume, picture from 1954

Ai Kume (久米 愛, Kume Ai, 7 July 1911 – 14 July 1976) was one of the first three women admitted to the bar in Japan; the three (also including Masako Nakata and Yoshiko Mibuchi) were all admitted in 1940.[1]

In 1950 the Japan Women’s Bar Association was founded, with Ai Kume as one of its founding members.[1] She was also its first president.[2]

In 1960 she was interviewed by Beate Sirota Gordon for the Oral History Research Office of Columbia University.[3][4]

She was also a delegate to the United Nations.[1]

Further reading

The Reminiscences of Ai Kume: Japanese Occupation, 59 pages, Oral History Research Office, Columbia University, 1962

References

  1. 1 2 3 Buchanan, Kelly. "Women in History: Lawyers and Judges | In Custodia Legis: Law Librarians of Congress". Blogs.loc.gov. Retrieved 2018-01-31.
  2. ↑ Women's International Network News, Volume 14, Women's International Network, 1988
  3. ↑ "Catalog Record: The reminiscences of Ai Kume : Japanese... | Hathi Trust Digital Library". Catalog.hathitrust.org. Retrieved 2018-01-31.
  4. ↑ Chelsea Szendi Schieder. "The Only Woman in the Room: Beate Sirota Gordon, 1923-2012 | Dissent Magazine". Web.archive.org. Retrieved 2018-01-31.
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