Margaret Elizabeth Noble (28 October 1867 – 13 October 1911) was an Irish woman who dedicated herself to education, writing, and social activism in India. She was a disciple of Swami Vivekananda who named her Sister Nivedita. From her early years itself, Sister Nivedita believed that serving her fellow humans was true service to God and this was why she dedicated herself to variety of altruistic projects.
Sister Nivedita believed in the education of women and the depressed classes – generally groups that did not have access to any education. She took it upon herself to tour America and Europe to raise funds towards setting up a school that would provide access to education to those who were deprived of it. Swami Vivekananda invited her to India with a view of having her set up a school to provide modern education to Indian women. This school was set up in the Bagbazar area of Calcutta in November 1898, and remains an important school of the city even to this day.
Sister Nivedita also supported and promoted Indian culture and scientific research, famously aiding the Indian scientist Jagdish Chandra Bose when the British government treated his work with indifference.
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