Lex Anteinternet: Monday, November 7, 1921. Madam Yajima Kajiko, 矢嶋楫子, visits President Harding.

Sunday, November 7, 2021

Monday, November 7, 1921. Madam Yajima Kajiko, 矢嶋楫子, visits President Harding.

Madam Yajima Kajiko (矢嶋楫子) November 7, 1921.

Japanese Christian peace and social activist presented a bundle of signatures hoping for peace to President Harding on this day in 1921.

She was a midlife convert to Presbyterianism after which she dedicated her life to social causes, including temperance and pacifism.

While I haven't posted on it, dignitaries were gathering in Washington D. C. for the Washington Naval Conference, which had significance far beyond navies. It was in effect a global effort at limiting arms and avoiding another world war.

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