2. Jotibha Phule &
Savitri Bhai Phule
Jyoti Rao Govind Rao Phule (11 April 1827 – 28 November 1890),
also known as Jotiba Phule was an Indian social activist, a thinker, anti-caste
social reformer and a writer from Maharashtra. His work extended to many fields
including eradication of untouchability and the caste system, and women's
emancipation.
Savitribai Phule (3 January 1831 – 10 March 1897) was an Indian
social reformer, educationalist, anti-abortionist and poet from Maharashtra. She is
regarded as the first female teacher of India. Along with her husband, Jyoti Rao
Phule, she played an important role in improving women's rights in India
during British rule. Phule and her husband founded the first Indian run girls'
school in Pune, at Bhide wada in 1848.[a] She worked to abolish the discrimination
and unfair treatment of people based on caste and gender. She is regarded as an
important figure of the social reform movement in Maharashtra.
![Jotibha Phule &
Savitri Bhai Phule
Jyoti Rao Govind Rao Phule (11 April 1827 – 28 November 1890),
also known as Jotiba Phule was an Indian social activist, a thinker, anti-caste
social reformer and a writer from Maharashtra. His work extended to many fields
including eradication of untouchability and the caste system, and women's
emancipation.
Savitribai Phule (3 January 1831 – 10 March 1897) was an Indian
social reformer, educationalist, anti-abortionist and poet from Maharashtra. She is
regarded as the first female teacher of India. Along with her husband, Jyoti Rao
Phule, she played an important role in improving women's rights in India
during British rule. Phule and her husband founded the first Indian run girls'
school in Pune, at Bhide wada in 1848.[a] She worked to abolish the discrimination
and unfair treatment of people based on caste and gender. She is regarded as an
important figure of the social reform movement in Maharashtra.](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)