04/01/2021 - History

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·        Savitribai was formally recognised as India’s first female teacher. Savitribai played a pivotal role in women’s empowerment with the support of her husband, Jyotirao Phule.

·        They started their own school at Bhide Wada, which became India’s first girl’s school run by Indians.

·        They introduced stipends for students to motivate them to attend school. Regular parent-teacher meetings were arranged to educate parents on the importance of education.

·        Special emphasis was given to subjects like English, science, mathematics and social studies. Consequently, the number of girls in their schools became higher than the boys enrolled in government schools in Pune.

·        Encouraged by improved enrolment, the couple opened a total of 18 schools for girls across Maharashtra from 1848 to 1852. Recognising this feat, the British government honoured them.

·        They opened a night school for women and the children of those from the working-class community. They set up free hostels for poor students across Maharashtra.

·        They set up Satya Shodhaka Samaja, a platform which was open to all, irrespective of their caste, religion or class hierarchies, with the sole motto to bring about social equity.

·        Savitribai, a true feminist, set up Mahila Seva Mandali to raise awareness among women against child marriage, female foeticide and the sati system.

·        At the time, widows were often sexually exploited and pregnant widows suffered even more physical abuse and humiliation. She organised a boycott by barbers against the tradition of head tonsuring of widows.

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