Takamure Itsue

was a Japanese poet, activist-writer, feminist, anarchist, ethnologist and historian. Throughout these transformations, Takamure maintained her feminist position. She was a pioneer in the field of Japanese women's history. Takamure wrote classics such as "Bokeisei no kenkyû" (1938), "Shôseikon no kenkyû" (1953), and "Josei no rekishi" (1954). She emphasized the matrilineal character of ancient Japanese society and advocated a maternalist platform for women’s liberation. She went againist the expectations of Japanese women. [http://www.historians.ie/women/Akiko.pdf] [ [http://www.questia.com/googleScholar.qst;jsessionid=HkvCp0vbn2mpGZ4Bpv17QZ5dHqrTvhQWGm5PCrzsXl9fRzhbt1Hj!70767221?docId=97729604 Feminism and Anarchism in Japan: Takamure Itsue, 1894-1964 ] ]

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