Question

Who among the following opened first school for girls?
A. Jyotiba Phule
B. Ram Krishna Paramahamsa
C. Swami Dayananda Saraswati
D. Raja Ram Mohan Roy

Answer 1

Hint:In this question we will read about who opened the first school for girls and when. As the champion of women’s education in India, Jyotiba Phule is remembered. He opened the first school for girls along with his wife Savitribai Phule.

Complete answer:
On 11 April 1827, Jyotiba Phule was born in Maharashtra. When he was only nine months old, his mother, Chimnabai, died. He was born in Mali caste of gardeners and vegetables growers and as his family business was of flower traders, he was allowed to work in the shop after primary education. After he continued his studies and completed schooling in 1847. At the age of 13, he was married to Savitribai Phule. In 1848 , the pair together opened a school for girls’ studies. After the opening of schools for children from the Dalit caste of Mahar and Mang, they were also initiated.
Jyotiba Phule was one of Maharashtra's main social reformers. Since he has taken realistic steps to change society, he holds an influential role among social reformers. He was the Advocate of the Liberation of Women. He's been battling for widow remarriage, girls' education, and child marriage. On 1 st January 1848 , Mahatma Jyotiba Phule and Savitribai Phule began India’s first girls’ school at Bhide Wada in Pune. Savitribai Phule became the first women teacher of India in 1848 and opened a girls’ school with her husband Jyotiba Phule. She opened a shelter for destitute women in 1864 and was helped in the creation of Jyotiba Phule’s founding organization, Satyashodhak Samaj in 1873. Satyashodhak Samaj was founded on 24 September 1873 by Phule to concentrate on the rights of depressed classes such as women, the Shudra, and the Dalit. He rejected idolatry by this samaj, opposing the caste system.

Hence, the correct answer is option (A).

Note:Jyotiba Phule worked tirelessly to abolish untouchability and caste system and have made massive efforts to empower women and lower caste. Another social reformer, Vithalrao Krishnaji Vandekar, gave him the title of ‘Mahatma’.