Shigeyo Takeuchi

Shigeyo Takeuchi (竹内茂代) (August 31, 1881 – December 15, 1975) was a Japanese physician.

Takeuchi was born Shigeyo Ide on August 31, 1881 in what is now Kawakami, Nagano.

As a child, she briefly attended elementary school, but stopped to take care of her siblings.

[1] She studied under Yoshioka Yayoi, and graduated from the Tokyo Women's Medical University in 1908.

[4] She focused on issues related to health care, but also advocated for eugenics.

On December 13, 1926, the 2nd anniversary of the Women's Suffrage League was held. Front row, from left: Fusae Ichikawa , Shigeri Kaneko , Etsuko Ohira. Middle row, from left: Kiiko Yagihashi, Ochimi Kubushiro , Mako Ogihara. Back row, from left: Yoshiko Tanaka, Shigeyo Takeuchi , Kyoko Okada.