Sarojini Naidu was a famous Indian poet and freedom fighter. She was the first Indian woman to be appointed president of the Indian National Congress and later became the governor of any state in India. Naidu was heavily involved in the Indian independence movement, traveling across India in the 1910s to lecture on social issues and nationalism. She joined the Non-Cooperation Movement led by Mahatma Gandhi and was a delegate to the East African Indian Congress. Naidu was a prolific writer known as the "Nightingale of India", publishing several volumes of poetry throughout her career.