Yamakawa Futaba

Yamakawa Futaba (山川 二葉) (c. 1844 – November 14, 1909) was a Japanese educator of the early Meiji era.

[1] Born in Aizu, she was the sister of the karō, Yamakawa Hiroshi; her other siblings included physicist Yamakawa Kenjirō and Meiji-era social figure Ōyama Sutematsu.

Futaba took part in the defense of Tsuruga Castle in the Boshin War (1868-9).

In the Meiji era, from 1875-1905, Futaba worked at the Tokyo Women's Normal School (東京女子高等師範学校, Tōkyō Joshi Kōtō Shihan Gakkō),[1][1] the forerunner of Ochanomizu University, during the tenure of fellow Aizu native Takamine Hideo as principal.

[2] For her work in education, she was awarded with junior 5th court rank (従五位, ju go i).