Hisa Sawada (Japanese: 沢田ひさ, 25 November 1897 – 9 November 1979) was a Japanese suffragist and politician. She was one of the first group of women elected to the House of Representatives in 1946.[1]
Biography
Sawada was born in 1897 and was from Tsuchiyama in Shiga Prefecture. After marrying she moved to Kuwana in Mie Prefecture. She became a leader of the women's suffrage movement and chaired the Chūbu Women's Suffrage Acquisition League.[2]