Role of Women in Freedom Struggle
Begum Hazrat Mahal commanded resistance in Lucknow, while Rani Lakshmi Bai led Jhansi after annexation under the Doctrine of Lapse.
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Begum Hazrat Mahal and Rani Lakshmi Bai in 1857
Begum Hazrat Mahal commanded resistance in Lucknow, while Rani Lakshmi Bai led Jhansi after annexation under the Doctrine of Lapse.
Open article →Women in the Indigo Revolt, 1859–1860
Women fought beside Hindu and Muslim peasants in the Indigo Revolt, turning pots and pans into implements of rural anti-colonial resistance.
Open article →Thillaiyadi Valliammai in South African Satyagraha
Valliammai joined Kasturba Gandhi's 1913 satyagraha in South Africa, was imprisoned at Maritzburg and died soon after her 1914 release.
Open article →Gandhian Satyagraha Open to Women after 1915
Gandhi's return in 1915 introduced an inclusive non-violent method that women and men, young and old, could practise in mass politics.
Open article →Annie Besant and the Home Rule Movement, 1916
Annie Besant built an all-India Home Rule League in 1916 and used newspapers, books and public argument to demand self-government.
Open article →Women in the Rowlatt Satyagraha of 1919
Women joined workers and students in large numbers during the Madras Rowlatt protests, fasting, praying, marching and gathering at Marina Beach.
Open article →Cuddalore Anjalai Ammal, 1921–1942
Anjalai Ammal entered politics through Non-Cooperation in 1921 and continued through Salt Satyagraha, imprisonment and the Quit India Movement.
Open article →Muthulakshmi Ammaiyar and Muvalur Ramamirtham
Political representation and the campaign against Devadasi dedication show how Tamil women linked public rights, legislation and social emancipation.
Open article →Civil Disobedience and Rukmani Lakshmipathi, 1930–1932
Women joined nationwide Civil Disobedience, while Rukmani Lakshmipathi led at Vedaranyam and became the first woman penalized under the salt laws.
Open article →Quit India: Aruna Asaf Ali and Usha Mehta in 1942
After the August 1942 arrests, Aruna Asaf Ali gave underground leadership and Usha Mehta's Congress Radio sustained communication until November.
Open article →Women in the INA and the Rani of Jhansi Brigade
Young women joined the Indian National Army in large numbers, and Bose's reorganization included a women's brigade named after Rani of Jhansi.
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