Savitribai Phule (3 January 1831 – 10 March 1897 )was an educationalist, feminist icon, poet, and anti-caste social reformer from what is today the Satara District in Maharashtra, India. She, like her husband, Jotirao Phule belonged to the Mali community which is today considered to be an Other Backward Caste (OBC).
Educated by her husband, against the wishes of their community in specific and society in general, Savitribai Phule went on to complete teacher training courses and is considered to be the first woman teacher in India. The couple set up several schools for girls and for students from the lower castes.
Savitribai Phule’s actions invited the ire of conservative upper caste and lower caste members of society alike. As a result, she is said to have carried an extra sari on her way to teach school to change into after being attacked with cow dung by detractors. Savitribai Phule toiled tirelessly to spread education, which she believed would help eradicate regressive practices such as child marriage, sati, and untouchability.
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- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Savitribai_Phule
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- https://www.vice.com/en_in/article/wj39wn/savitribai-phulethe-og-rebel-with-a-cause
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