Education
Savitribai Phule
India's first woman teacher. Married at nine and unable to read, Savitribai was taught at home by her husband Jyotirao. In 1848 the couple opened one of the first schools for girls in Pune.
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Every woman. Every story.
A world of women and women's growth. Grandmothers, mothers and daughters who work, lead, play and create.
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portraits
90+
professions
8 to 80
every generation
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true life stories
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Women who changed India
Medicine
Anandibai Joshi
The first Indian woman doctor of Western medicine. After losing her newborn son because there was no proper medical care, Anandibai decided to become a doctor herself.
Freedom struggle
Rani Lakshmibai
The warrior queen of Jhansi. Trained in horse riding, sword fighting and archery as a girl, Lakshmibai refused to hand Jhansi to the British after her husband's death.
From 8 to 80, she rises.
When she is seen, she is empowered. When she is empowered, everyone rises with her.
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