Savitri Bai Fool was born in Satara district of Maharashtra.
She has the honor of being the first female teacher in the country, who did not go to school in childhood. After marriage, the husband taught social reforms and began his education and writing when he was considered a crime. We’re talking about Savitri Bai Fool. Born on January 3, 1831, Savitri Bai Fool launched a new marriage tradition. Let’s know the stories of the first female teachers.
Savitri Bai Fool was born in a prosperous farmer family in a village in Satara district of Maharashtra. In 1940, it was disputed with Jutereo Fol. Then Savitri Bai was only nine years old and her husband was 12 years old. This is a 19th century. At that time, women were not given the right to study and write in society. In men, only upper castes were studied. In such a situation, Savitri Bai was not even school until marriage. Jutereo Fool was definitely studying to third grade. After marriage, Jyotiro began teaching Savatri Bai at home.
Work began for social reforms
In addition to getting an education, Savitri Bai began to raise awareness against women’s rights, education, untouchable, marriage, marriage and widow marriage in the society. He struggled for a lifetime to break the ideas and stereotypes. Savitri Bai and Jyotiro had no children. Therefore, Yashontrao was adopted.
Opened the girl’s first school in Pune
In 1848, the Fool couple started the first school for girls, Shudras and Over Shudras in Pune to promote education. Savitri Bai also taught it. When she used to go to school to teach, people used to throw cow dung and stone. When she escaped, she arrived at school and always kept a saree in her bag. She went to school and changed the saree and taught the children. In the 1850s, the two began two educational trusts together. His names are ancestral women’s schools (Pune) and Society to promote Mahar’s education. Under this, many schools were opened. One by one he opened 18 schools.
Started a newborn murder house
This year is 1853. Savitri Bai opened a care center to end the process of newborn murder due to the safe supply of pregnant widows and social principles. The house to prevent this newborn murder was started in his own home. Then in 1852, Savitri Bai launched the Mahela Siva Mandal to raise awareness about women’s rights. Savitri Bai demanded the Mahela Sabha where members of all castes could come and sit on the stage.
The marriage begins without the Brahmin priest
They campaigned together against the widow’s re -marriage and the support of children’s marriage. In 1873, Savitri Bai started the first seventh marriage. There was no place for dowry in this marriage tradition. The Brahmin priests and the Brahminical customs were also not given a place. Economic marriage and priority for inter -caste marriage.
Even after the death of husband Geovotirao Fol in 1890, she decided to complete all her incomplete tasks and continued in social services. He adopted Yashwantrao, who was the son of the Brahmin widow. On March 10, Savitri Bai also closed his eyes forever, and in 1897 helped plague patients.
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