Pioneer of women's education in India
Savitribai Phule
3 January 1831 – 10 March 1897 · Born in Naigaon, Maharashtra
Who was Savitribai Phule?
Savitribai Phule is remembered as one of India's first women teachers. With her husband Jyotirao Phule she opened a school for girls in Pune in 1848 and worked throughout her life against caste and gender discrimination.
Key dates
- 1848
Begins teaching at the girls' school she and Jyotirao Phule open in Pune.
- 1873
Works alongside the newly founded Satyashodhak Samaj.
- 1897
Passes away on 10 March while caring for patients during the plague in Pune.
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