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Savitribai Phule
Pioneering girls’ education and challenging caste and gender exclusion in India.
Bhide Wada school · Kavya Phule
- Born
- 3 January 1831
- Birthplace
- Naigaon, Maharashtra, India
- Died
- 10 March 1897
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Savitribai Phule
An Indian teacher, poet and reformer who worked with Jyotirao Phule to widen access to education. Her public work also included support for vulnerable women.
Early life
Early marriage
Married Jyotirao Phule as a child, as was customary in her community at the time.
Learning and teaching
Was educated after marriage and trained to teach.
Career
- 1848
Girls’ school
Helped establish a school for girls at Bhide Wada in Pune.
- 1850s
Educational work
Expanded teaching despite hostility to girls’ education.
- 1860s–1870s
Social reform
Worked on support for women and against caste exclusion.
- 1897
Plague relief
Died after caring for people during a plague outbreak.
Work & contributions
Bhide Wada school
An important early initiative in modern girls’ education in Pune.
Kavya Phule
A collection of poems.
Bavan Kashi Subodh Ratnakar
A later poetic work.
Beyond the classroom
Reform partnership
Her work with Jyotirao Phule linked education with wider social change.
Support for women
Helped provide refuge and assistance for women facing social exclusion.
Sources & photo credit
Life, career and references ↗Image is a historical or commemorative representation ↗Photo: आशीष भटनागर. CC BY-SA 3.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
