20 Facts About Savitribai Phule

Savitribai Phule was an Indian teacher, social reformer, and poet who was the first female teacher in India.

Savitribai Phule is considered to be the pioneer of India's feminist movement.

Savitribai Phule strived to abolish discrimination and unfair treatment of people based on caste and gender.

Savitribai Phule was born on 3January 1831, in the village of Naigaon in Satara District, Maharashtra.

Savitribai Phule was the youngest daughter of four children born to Laxshmi and Patil, both of whom belonged to the Mali Community.

Savitribai Phule's husband educated her, as well as his cousin sister, Sagunabai Shirsagar, at their home while working on their farm.

Savitribai Phule enrolled herself in two teachers' training programs; the first was at an institution run by an American missionary, Cynthia Farrar, in Ahmednagar, and the second course was at a Normal School in Pune.

Savitribai Phule did so alongside Sagunabai Kshirsagar, sister of Jyotiba Phule who was a revolutionary feminist and a mentor to Jyotirao.

The author Divya Kandukuri believes that the Savitribai Phule methods were regarded as being superior to those used by government schools.

Kandukuri states that Savitribai Phule often travelled to her school carrying an extra sari because she would be assailed by her conservative opposition with stones, dung, and verbal abuse.

Savitribai and Jyotirao Phule were living at Jyotirao's father's home.

Savitribai Phule went along with Savitribai to the Normal School and they both graduated together.

Fatima, Savitribai Phule, and opened a school in Sheikh's home in 1849.

Hence, Savitribai Phule probably arranged his marriage to her organization's worker Dynoba Sasane's daughter in February 1889.

Savitribai Phule died a heroic death trying to save the son of Pandurang Babaji Gaekwad.

Savitribai Phule published Kavya Phule in 1854 and Bavan Kashi Subodh Ratnakar in 1892, and a poem entitled "Go, Get Education" in which she encouraged those who are oppressed to free themselves by obtaining an education.

Savitribai Phule established the Mahila Seva Mandal to raise awareness for issues concerning women's rights.

Savitribai Phule called for a gathering place for women that was free of caste discrimination or differentiation of any kind.

Savitribai Phule opened a women's shelter called the Home for the Prevention of Infanticide, where Brahmin widows could safely deliver their children and leave them there to be adopted if they so desired.

Savitribai Phule campaigned against child marriage and was an advocate of widow remarriage.