Savitribai Phule

Indian social reformer (1831-1897)

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Lived 1831–1897, aged 66

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1831–1897
Aged 66

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Updated 2026-05-29

Opened India's first school for girls in 1848 and spent her life dismantling caste and gender hierarchies alongside her husband Jyotiba. Her work in 19th-century Maharashtra shaped feminist and social reform movements that still resonate today.

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Savitribai Phule was an Indian educator, social reformer, and poet, widely regarded as the first Indian female teacher. Along with her husband, Jyotiba Phule, she took a pivotal role in advancing women's rights and education in Maharashtra, leaving a legacy that continues to influence social reform movements across India. She is also considered a front runner of India's feminist movement. She worked to abolish discrimination and the unfair treatment of people based on caste and gender. Savitribai Phule and her husband were trailblazers in women's education in India. In 1848, they established t…

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