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Akiko Yosano
Yosano Akiko (1878-1942) was a revolutionary Japanese poet whose collection 'Tangled Hair' liberated women's passionate voices in tanka poetry. Her antiwar poem 'Thou Shalt Not Die' challenged imperial authority during the Russo-Japanese War. Mother of eleven children, she was a tireless advocate for women's education and economic independence.
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