Miss Jitsuye Koike, Class of 1912, was the first foreign student to receive a degree from Wellesley College. She completed graduate work in mathematics.
Studies at Wellesley College: Mathematics, English
Other institutions: Temple College (undergraduate work)
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Taught at Kobe Jogakuin
Married Professor Tsuneta Takehara (lexicographer and Professor at Kobe University), who was famous for compiling the "Standard Japanese-English Dictionary" (can be found here)
Had two daughters (Kazuko and Hideko) and five grandchildren