Sonja Schlesin, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Sonja Schlesin

Gandhi's secretary in South Africa

Date of Birth: 06-Jun-1888

Place of Birth: Moscow, Russia

Date of Death: 06-Jan-1956

Profession: secretary

Nationality: South Africa

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Sonia Schlesin (6 June 1888 – 6 January 1956) was a South African best known for her work with Mohandas Gandhi while he was living in South Africa.
Beginning her service to him at the age of 17 as his secretary, she quickly ascended to become entrusted with the executive decision making within Gandhi's law practice and sociopolitical movements by her early twenties.
Gandhi said "during the Satyagraha days ...
she led the movement single handed".
She was a lifelong friend to Gandhi and would have been a fellow lawyer if she had not been female.
She ended her career as a teacher of Latin and made a late attempt to become a lawyer at the age of 65.