Chiyo_Sakakibara--Martin_Niemoller

Chiyo Sakakibara (Japanese: 榊原千代, 15 July 1898 – 28 April 1987) was a Japanese journalist, educator and politician. She was one of the first group of women elected to the House of Representatives in 1946. In 1948 she was appointed Deputy Secretary of Justice, also becoming the first woman appointed to a cabinet post.