In the 1880s, a woman in Japan fought for equality. Hideko Hirayama left Okayama for Tokyo, where she helped the fledgling Liberal Party and fell in love with its leader Kentaro Ohma when the party was dissolved by the government. Eiko and Omoi were sentenced to prison for a factory fire instigated by Chiyo, a maid from Eiko's Okayama family who was sold into slavery. A few years later, in 1889, the constitution was promulgated, and Rongzi, Daimi, and Chiyoda were pardoned, and the Liberal Party was reestablished. However, Omoi did not advocate for women's rights.
