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She was the president of the All-India Women's Conference. She passed the bill for the suppression of brothels and the immoral trafficking of women and children. A home called Avvai Home for girls and women was opened through her efforts to provide shelter to those rescued from brothels. "The hostels were all caste-based and would not admit them.
Savitribai Phule (pronunciation ⓘ) was one of the first female teachers in India, [5] a social reformer, and a poet. Along with her husband, Jyotiba Phule, in Maharashtra, she played a vital role in improving women's rights in India. She is considered to be the pioneer of India's feminist movement.
Pages in category "Indian women activists" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 295 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Three decades later, the Indian government issued a commemorative stamp on Saikiani under the series, Social Reformers, in 2002. [5] She also took proactive role in the Civil Disobedience Movement of 1932 and Non-Cooperation Movement of 1920–1921. Contesting elections for the Legislative Assembly, she became the first woman to foray in ...
Urban Indian men reach the peak of their labour force participation between the ages of 25 and 29, while urban Indian women do so between the ages of 40 and 44. [5] Because of this, women have less time for the acquisition of skills and fewer opportunities for job improvements. There is a poor representation of women in the Indian workforce.
Indian social reformers (2 C, 255 P) Swami Vivekananda (5 C, 47 P) Pages in category "Indian reformers" The following 41 pages are in this category, out of 41 total.
Her research areas include prisons, relationships between police, crime and the persecution of victims, gender reporting and the portrayal of women in media. [5] She started the Tinka Tinka Foundation for prison reforms. [6] She is credited with curating and creating the concept of awards for inmates and prison staff for the first time in India ...
Pandita Ramabai was a social reformer, and a pioneer in the education and emancipation of women in India. During the British Raj , many reformers such as Ram Mohan Roy , Dayanand Saraswati , Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar and Jyotirao Phule fought for the betterment of women.