Sarala Roy

Sarala Roy

Indian educator, feminist and social worker (1861–1946)

📍 Kolkata, West Bengal India

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Sarala Roy (1861–1946) was an Indian educator, feminist, and social activist. She was one of the first women to matriculate from Calcutta University, and was the first woman to be a member of the University Senate. She founded a school for girls and several women's educational charities, and was a founding member and later, the President of the All India Women's Conference. As President of the All India Women's Conference in 1932, she played a key role in organizing efforts towards women's suffrage, and against child marriage. She was also a strong supporter of educational rights for women and

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