Wada Ei (和田英)
Ei WADA is a woman who wrote 'Tomioka Diary.'
Her maiden name was YOKOTA.
Biography
She was born as the second daughter of Kazuma YOKOTA from Matsushiro clan in Matsushiro-cho, Hanishina-gun, Nagano Prefecture (present Matsushiro Town, Nagano City [Matsushiro, Nagano Prefecture]). Her younger brothers were Hideo (father of Masatoshi YOKOTA), Kenjiro.
In 1873, she went to Tomioka Seishi-jo (Tomioka Silk Mill) with other sixteen factory girls.
In 1874, she retired from Tomioka Seishi-jo with the opening of Rokko-sha in Nishijo Village, Hanishina-gun, Nagano Prefecture (present Matsushiromachi Nishijyo, Nagano City).
She married to Seiji WADA.
After the death of Seiji, she wrote 'Tomioka Diary' remembering the days of Tomioka Seishi-jo.