Tomi Kōra

Tomi Kōra
Tomi Kōra
高良とみ (Kōra Tomi)
	Tomi Kōra in 1953
Born	Tomi Wada (和田とみ, Wada Tomi); July 1, 1896; Toyama Prefecture
Died	January 17, 1993 (aged 96)
Resting place	Tama Cemetery
Other names	Tomiko Kōra
Occupations	Councillor; Academic psychologist;
Known for	Peace and women's rights activism, second Japanese woman to attain a PhD in psychology
Children	Rumiko Kōra
Academic background
Education	Columbia University (PhD 1922); Barnard College (M 1920); Japan Women's University (B 1917);
Thesis	An Experimental Study of Hunger in its Relation to Activity (1922)
Doctoral advisor	Edward Thorndike
Other advisors	John B. Watson; Curt Richter;
Influences	Tsuruko Haraguchi; Rabindranath Tagore;
Academic work
Discipline	Psychology
Institutions	Japan Women's University (Professor); Kyushu University (Researcher);
Councillor in the Japanese House of Councillors
	In office; 1947–1959
Parliamentary group	Democratic Party (1947–1949); *Ryokufūkai (1949–1959)

Tomi Kōra (Japanese: 高良とみ, Hepburn: Kōra Tomi; July 1, 1896 – January 17, 1993) was a Japanese psychologist, peace activist, and politician. She published under the name Tomiko Kōra (高良とみ, Kōra Tomiko).