Ramabai Ranade From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (August 2012) This article may require cleanup to meet Wikipedias quality standards. The specific problem is: Article sections have repetitive and irrelevant information. Please help improve this article if you can. (August 2012) Rama Ranade Stamp issued by the Indian government in the honour of Ramabai Ranade on 15th Aug 1962 in her Birth Centenary year Born January 25, 1862 Devarashtre, Sangli District, Maharashtra, India Died 1924[1] Nationality Indian Known for Womens Rights, Social Reforms and studying doctory(MBBS) Spouse(s) Mahadev Govind Ranade Ramabai Ranade (January 25, 1862 – 1924) was an Indian social worker and one of the first womens rights activists in the 19th century. She was born in Kurlekar family in 1862. At the age of 11, she was married to Justice Mahadev Govind Ranade, who was a distinguished Indian scholar and social reformer. In that era of social inequality, when women were not allowed to go to school and become literate, Ramabai, soon after her marriage, started to learn reading and writing with strong support and encouragement from Mahadev Govind Ranade. Starting with her native language Marathi, Ramabai strove hard to master English and Bengali. Inspired by her husband, Ramabai started Hindu Ladies Social Club in Mumbai to develop public speaking among women. Ramabai was also a founder and President of Seva Sadan Society in Pune. Ramabai devoted her life to the improvement of womens lives. Ramabai Ranade opened famous girls school in Pune Hujurpaga. Contents [hide] • 1 Introduction • 2 Early life and background • 3 Education o 3.1 Work for society 3.1.1 Work For Women • 4 In popular culture • 5 References Introduction[edit]
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