On Savitribai Phule Death Anniversary, 12 Inspirational Quotes By India's First Woman Teacher

In India, Savitribai Phule has served as the feminist's spokesperson. Moreover, she is revered as the mother of Indian feminism. She also founded the Mahila Seva Mandal community to promote awareness of women's rights.

Phule demanded for a place where all women might congregate free from caste and gender-based prejudice. A refuge specifically for women, dubbed ‘Home for the prevention of Infanticide,’ was also established by her.

In 1848, Savitribai Phule opened a school for girls which was initially met with hostility. By 1851, Phule and her husband Jyotiroa Phule were running three schools and approximately 150 girls gained education from them.

Savitribai Phule also taught children from backward castes and she and her husband opened schools for children from different castes.

India's first woman teacher passed away on March 10, 1897, after battling the bubonic plague. On her death anniversary, let's take a look at her inspiring quotes.

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Savitribai Phule Death Anniversary: 12 Quotes

1. "A woman without education is like a banyan tree without roots or leaves; she cannot provide for her children and stay alive herself."
2. "You have started the benevolent and welfare work for the poor and the needy. I also want to carry my share of the responsibility. I assure you I will always help you. I wish the godly work will be helped by more people."
3. "The lack of learning is nothing but gross bestiality. It is through the acquisition of knowledge that (he) loses his lower status and achieves the higher one."
4. "No matter what you do, you will be called a feminist. It’s just a way of life."
5. "Women are not born to be conquered they are born to be respected."
6. "Women are not only forced to work at home and on the farm, they can do a better job than men."
7. "If you want to make a woman happy, give her freedom and education."
8. "We shall overcome and success will be ours in the future. The future belongs to us."
9. "A strong, educated woman can build a civilized society, so she should also have the right to education."
10. "Raising a daughter before marriage so that she can easily differentiate between good and evil."
11. "There is a serious lack of female literacy in the country because the women here have never been allowed to be freed from slavery."
12. "Catch ignorance, hold it, hold it tight, strike it, and take it out of your life."