Consider the following statements:
1. She was the first woman teacher of the first women’s school in India.
2. She fought for the rights of the untouchables.
3. She set up a care centre for widows, and even encouraged them to remarry.
4. The Government of the State which she hailed from, has instituted an award in her name to honour women social reformers.
The above statements refer to which 19th Century social reformer of India?
Consider the following statements:
1. She was the first woman teacher of the first women’s school in India.
2. She fought for the rights of the untouchables.
3. She set up a care centre for widows, and even encouraged them to remarry.
4. The Government of the State which she hailed from, has instituted an award in her name to honour women social reformers.
The above statements refer to which 19th Century social reformer of India?
The correct option is B Savitribai Phule
Tech giant Google honoured social reformer Savitribai Phule on the occasion of her birth anniversary.
Savitribai had many firsts to her credit — she was the first woman teacher of the first women’s school in India and a pioneer in modern Marathi poetry.
Savitribai taught in the school which she and her husband, Jyotirao Phule, started in 1848 with just nine students on the rolls.
Savitri set up a care centre for widows and even encouraged them to remarry. She also fought for the rights of the untouchables. When bubonic plague spread in Pune in 1897, Savitri and her son opened a clinic to treat the sick.
The Government of Maharashtra has instituted an award in her name to honour women social reformers.
Tech giant Google honoured social reformer Savitribai Phule on the occasion of her birth anniversary.
Savitribai had many firsts to her credit — she was the first woman teacher of the first women’s school in India and a pioneer in modern Marathi poetry.
Savitribai taught in the school which she and her husband, Jyotirao Phule, started in 1848 with just nine students on the rolls.
Savitri set up a care centre for widows and even encouraged them to remarry. She also fought for the rights of the untouchables. When bubonic plague spread in Pune in 1897, Savitri and her son opened a clinic to treat the sick.
The Government of Maharashtra has instituted an award in her name to honour women social reformers.
