Savitribai Phule Birth Anniversary: Here are some facts about India's first female teacher
Savitribai Phule Birth Anniversary: Savitribai Phule was one of India's most inspirational leaders. Her life continues to inspire millions of Indian women who want to make a difference in their country's educational system. She was the first female schoolteacher in the 19th century and social media is flooded with messages and posts from politicians and influential people in 2024 to commemorate Savitribai Phule's 193rd birth anniversary.
- Savitribai Phule is a woman who defied gender stereotypes at a time when women's concerns were rarely heard.
- Savitribai Phule was born on January 3, 1831, in the Maharashtra district of Naigaon. She was born into a family of farmers and tied the knot with 12-year-old Jyotirao Phule at the age of nine.
- In 1848, Savitribai Phule and her husband, Jyotirao Phule, established India's first school for women in Pune. Savitribai later established 17 more schools, so any girl or woman reading today owes it to her.
- Savitribai Phule dedicated her life to advancing women's education and ending discrimination against people of different genders and castes.
- She wrote the famous poem 'Go Get Education' to encourage the oppressed and backward classes to obtain an education.
- Savitribai trained as the first female teacher at Ms. Farar's Institution in Ahmednagar and Ms. Mitchell's School in Pune.
- Kavya Phule, her first collection of poems, was published in 1854 and emphasises the importance of English and education.
- Phule died at the age of 66 during the bubonic plague in Pune.
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