Ethel Berenice Weed (May 11, 1906 – June 6, 1975) was an American military officer who advocated for the rights of Japanese women during the Allied occupation of Japan following World War II.

[5] In 1943, after the United States had declared war on Japan, Weed closed her business and enlisted with the Women's Army Corps.

[5] Two months after the surrender of Japan, Weed was sent to Yokohama to work with the Civil Information and Education Section (CI&E) of Allied command.

[6] Her team, in collaboration with Japanese feminist leaders, helped establish the Women's and Minor's Bureau within the Labour Ministry of the Japanese government and worked to reform the Civil and Criminal Codes to establish legal rights for women in Japan.

[7] Weed's team also worked to promote civic and political organizations for Japanese women to ensure that these gains would not be short-lived.