Masako Ogawa (小川 正子, Ogawa Masako, March 26, 1902 – April 29, 1943) was a Japanese doctor who worked at the Nagashima Aiseien Sanatorium. She wrote a book, "Spring in a small island" in 1938, about her experiences in persuading leprosy patients in remote areas of Japan into hospitalization. It created a sensation in Japan, and was made into a film. She was criticized for accelerating the "No leprosy patients in prefecture" movement and giving an impression that leprosy is to be feared.
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26 March 1902 Yamanashi Prefecture
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Died |
19 April 1948 (aged 46)
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Zodiac | Aries |
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