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Dates: during 1990-1999
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DIED. MUMEO OKU, 101, Japanese feminist who took the politics of the kitchen to the parliament floor; in Tokyo. As founder of the Housewives Association, Oku gave quality control new meaning by rallying against defective matches and other shoddy goods. Her exactitude, and her efforts on behalf of workingwomen, won her loyal support: in 1947 she was elected to the Diet...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones Jul. 21, 1997 | 7/21/1997 | See Source »

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