Question

Who founded the Arya Mahila Samaj and Sharada Sadan?
A. Ramabai Ranade.
B. Pandita Ramabai.
C. Tarabai Shinde.
D. Savitribai Phule.

Answer 1

Hint: Objective of the society was to support the cause of women's education. It later bore fruit at the beginning of Lord Dufferin's Women's Medical Movement. Another objective is to deliverance from child marriage injustice.

Complete answer:
Ramabai Ranade- She was an Indian social worker and in the 19th century, one of the first women's rights activists. To develop public speaking among women, Ramabai started the 'Hindu Ladies Social Club' in Mumbai. In Mumbai and Pune, Ramabai was also the founder and President of the Seva Sadan Society. Ramabai devoted her life to the betterment of women's lives.
Pandita Ramabai- On 11 March 1889, in Chowpatty, an area of Mumbai, an Indian activist known as Pandita Ramabai opened her Sharada Sadan (or Home for Learning) (which was then, under the British Raj, known as Bombay). She built this organization to promote a cause dear to her heart: protection and education for young widowed Hindu women. Ramabai moved to Pune after Medhvi's death, where she founded the Arya Mahila Samaj (Arya Women's Society). Society's purpose was to promote the cause of women's education and deliverance from child marriage oppression.
Tarabai Shinde- Tarabai Shinde (1850-1910)[1] was a feminist activist who in 19th century India, protested against patriarchy and caste. She is known for her published work, Stripurush Tulana, originally published in Marathi in 1882, ('A Comparison between Women and Men'). Shinde was an associate of Jotirao and Savitribai Phule social activists and was a founding member of their group Satyashodhak Samaj ("Truth Finding Community"). With Shinde, the Phules shared an appreciation of the distinct poles of inequality that constitute gender and caste, as well as the intermeshed essence of the two.
Savitribai Phule- She was a Maharashtra social reformer, educationalist, and poet from India. She is known to be India's first female teacher. In India, she played a significant and critical role in improving the rights of women. She's known to be the pioneer of Indian feminism. She sought to eradicate caste and gender-based oppression and unequal treatment of women. In Maharashtra, she is known as a significant figure in the social justice movement.

The correct answer is (Option B) as Pandita Ramabai is the founder of Arya Mahila Samaj and Sharada Sadan.

Note: Arya Mahila Samaj and Sharada Sadan promoted ideas to disseminate awareness of Western education in the country and to get women more independence and equality. He wrote of how women were forced to bear the burden of household labor, confined to the kitchen and house, not able to go out and train themselves.