Savitribai Phule, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Savitribai Phule

Indian social reformer

Date of Birth: 03-Jan-1831

Place of Birth: Naigaon, Maharashtra, India

Date of Death: 10-Mar-1897

Profession: writer, poet

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Savitribai Phule (3 January 1831 – 10 March 1897) was an Indian social reformer, educationalist, and poet from Maharashtra.
She is regarded as the first female teacher of India.
Along with her husband, Jyotirao Phule, she played an important role in improving women's rights in India during British rule.
She is regarded as the mother of Indian feminism.
Phule and her husband founded the first Indian girls' school in Pune, at Bhide wada in 1848.
She worked to abolish the discrimination and unfair treatment of people based on caste and gender.
She is regarded as an important figure of the social reform movement in Maharashtra. A philanthropist and an educationist, Phule was also a prolific Marathi writer. She opened the first school for girls in pune.