Savitribai Phule

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Savitribai Phule (1831 in Naygaun, Satara, India - 1897) was a social reformer (along with her husband, Mahatma Jyotirao Phule) and worker towards women's rights in India during the British Raj.

She was the first female teacher of the first women's school in Pune. Women's education, liberating women from the cultural patterns of the male-dominated society, widow remarriages, and removal of untouchability became a mission of life for her. In 1852 she opened a school for Untouchable girls. In 1868 she welcomed Untouchables to take water from her well. In 1873 she adopted the son of a widow.

She was largely opposed by the Pune public; at that time, women in India were denied education. She was an active member of Satya Shodhak Samaj.

Recently the Maharashtra government started an award in her name for Women Who Work Social Causes.

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