Tomi Kōra

Tomi Kōra
Tomi Kōra
高良とみ
	Kōra in 1953
Member of the House of Councillors
	In office; 3 May 1947 – 2 May 1959
Preceded by	Constituency established
Succeeded by	Multi-member district
Constituency	National district
Personal details
Born	Tomi Wada (和田とみ, Wada Tomi); 1 July 1896; Toyama Prefecture, Japan
Died	17 January 1993 (aged 96)
Resting place	Tama Cemetery
Party	Ryokufūkai (1949–1959)
Other political; affiliations	Democratic (1947–1949)
Children	Rumiko Kōra
Occupation	Politician; Academic psychologist;
Known for	Peace and women's rights activism, second Japanese woman to attain a PhD in psychology
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);

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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).