Question

Which one of the following statements is incorrect related to ‘Savitribai Phule’?
A. Work for widow remarriage
B. Her origin – from ‘Vidarbha’
C. She is considered first woman teacher
D. Her birthday is celebrated as ‘Women’s Liberation Day’ in Maharashtra.

Answer 1

Hint:
Savitribai Jyotirao Phule was a poet and an Indian Social reformer. She has worked for the betterment of society. Savitribai Phule was a social reformer, educationalist, and poet from India. She is considered to be India's first female teacher. She played an important and critical role in improving women's rights in India alongside her husband, Jyotirao Phule.

Complete answer:
Along with her husband Savitribai Jyotirao Phule worked to improve the women’s right in India during the British rule, she was a social reformer and a poet. In the year 1848, Savitribai Jyotirao Phule along with her husband founded the first girls’ school which was run by the native Indians at Bhide Wada in Pune. Savitribai Jyotirao Phule worked very hard to abolish discrimination among the people on the basis of caste and gender, she also worked for the betterment of women. In Maharashtra, she is considered as an important figure of the social reform movement.

Despite so many struggles, she continued her work peacefully. Sometimes, they threw cow dung or mud or pelt stones at her.

Therefore, the correct answer is A

Note:
Savitribai Jyotirao Phule was a first female teacher in India, she relentlessly fought against the caste system and gender discrimination. A revolutionary social education movement for shudra and atishudra women of the country was built by Savitribai and Jotiba Phule. In the year 1848, they started a school and later they started a school for Mahars and the Mangs.