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Special Exhibition at the Women¡Çs Archives Center 2009

¡¡An exhibition entitled ¡ÈThe Birth of Women Scientists : Women who Met the Challenges¡É is held in the Exhibition Room of the Women¡Çs Archives Center from October 6 to December 13, 2009.
The exhibition introduces five pioneering women who studied at institutions of higher education and went on to challenge careers as a scientist or engineer in the early twentieth century. The exhibition introduces not only the characters of these five women, but also the people who supported them and the circumstances surrounding science and engineering education at that time.
¡¡The five women scientists to be introduced are:
¡¡- TANGE Ume
¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¦First Japanese woman admitted to an Imperial University
¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¦Recipient of doctoral¡¡degrees from both Japan and American universities
¡¡- YASUI Kono
¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¦First Japanese female recipient of a doctoral degree
¡¡- KURODA Chika
¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¦First Japanese woman admitted to an Imperial University
¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¦First female recipient of a Bachelor of Science
¡¡- TSUJIMURAMichiyo
¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¦First Japanese female recipient of a Doctor of Agriculture
¡¡- SUZUKI Hideru
¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¦First Japanese female recipient of a Doctor of Pharmacy

¡ü Opening Hours: 9:00-17:00 from 6 October to 13 December 2009
¡ü Admission: Free

¡¡Outline of the exhibition is available here in a PDF file.
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¡¡A list of exhibits is available here in a PDF file.

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