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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.
Dhondo Keshav Karve (18 April 1858 – 9 November 1962) (pronunciation ⓘ), popularly known as Maharshi Karve, was a social reformer in India in the field of women's welfare. He advocated widow remarriage, and he himself remarried a widow as a widower. Karve was a pioneer in promoting widows' education.
Muthulakshmi Reddy (also spelled Reddi in some British Indian sources; 30 July 1886 – 22 July 1968) was an Indian medical practitioner, social reformer and Padma Bhushan award recipient.
Hemalatha Lavanam (26 February 1932 – 19 March 2008) was an Indian social reformer, writer, and atheist who protested against untouchability and the caste system. She was also a co-founder of 'Samskar' with her husband, Lavanam.
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 ...
Jyotirao Govindrao Phule (11 April 1827 – 28 November 1890), also known as Jyotiba Phule, was an Indian social activist, businessman, anti-caste social reformer and writer from Maharashtra.
Leela Roy, née Nag (2 October 1900 – 11 June 1970), was a leftist Indian woman politician and reformer, and a close associate of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose. [2] [3] She was born in Goalpara, Assam to Girish Chandra Nag, who was a deputy magistrate, and her mother was Kunjalata Nag. She was the first female student of Dhaka University.
Fatima Sheikh (9 January 1831 – 9 October 1900) was an Indian educator and social reformer, who was a colleague of the social reformers Jyotirao Phule and Savitribai Phule. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] She is widely considered to be India’s first Muslim woman teacher.