1. Herabai Tata was an Indian women's rights activist and suffragist.
20 Facts About Herabai Tata
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In 1909, Herabai Tata, who was Parsi, developed an interest in Theosophy and within a few years made the acquaintance of Annie Besant.
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Herabai Tata was chosen by the Bombay Suffrage Committee to travel to England to present the case in favor of suffrage to the Joint Committee.
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Herabai Tata published articles in various journals and spoke, inspiring individuals and organizations to flood the India Office with endorsements.
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Herabai Tata continued to work for voting rights and legislation protecting children until her husband was injured in an accident and required her care.
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Herabai Tata died in 1941 and is remembered as one of the prominent suffragists in the early struggle for the vote in India.
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Herabai Tata was born in 1879 in Bombay, which at the time was in the British Raj.
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Herabai Tata was progressive in his thoughts on women's education and hired tutors to help Tata in her wish to further her education.
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In 1909, Herabai Tata became interested in Theosophy and began attending conventions in Adyar, Madras and Benaras.
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In 1911, while vacationing in Kashmir with her daughter, Herabai Tata met the suffragist, Sophia Duleep Singh.
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Charmed by her enthusiasm for the cause and after reading the literature Singh later sent, Herabai Tata became active in the fight for women's enfranchisement.
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Besant and Herabai Tata were both founding members, along with other women.
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Besant served as the president and Herabai Tata was named as the general secretary of the organization.
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Herabai Tata wrote to influential people in a wide range of organizations to gain their support for the cause and was an active speaker at events.
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In September 1919, Herabai Tata presented the memorandum Why Should Women Have Votes to the India Office.
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Herabai Tata sent regular correspondence to Jaiji Petit, chair of the Bombay Committee on Women's Suffrage.
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Herabai Tata enrolled at the school and though she did not obtain a degree, she took courses between 1919 and 1922 in administration, economics, and social science.
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Herabai Tata published articles in various journals, like The Vote and United India.
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In 1925, when the National Council of Women in India was formed, Herabai Tata joined along with her daughter Mithan.
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Much of her legacy was overshadowed by her more famous daughter, but writer and activist Rita Banerji said Herabai Tata was one of the central figures in the fight for suffrage in India.