🔆 Women’s Organizations 📍 The Ladies Society in Calcutta - Year: 1882 - Founder: Swarnakumari Devi (sister of Rabindranath Tagore) - Focus Area: Educating and imparting livelihood skills to widows. - Activities & Achievements: ✅ She was the editor of the women's journal *Bharati* making her the first Indian woman editor. ✅ Educated widows and empowered them through skill development. 📍 Arya Mahila Samaj (Pune) - Year: 1882 - Founder: Ramabai Saraswati - Focus Area: Welfare & social work. - Activities & Achievements: ✅ Provided education to women and fought against child marriage. ✅ Opened Sharada Sadan in Mumbai in 1889 for the education of child widows. 📍 Young Women’s Christian Association - Year: 1896 - Founder: Ms. Alice M. Bethune - Focus Area: Education, welfare, moral development. - Activities & Achievements: ✅ Helped young Christian women. ✅ Taught them good values and leadership skills. 📍 Bengal Women’s Education League - Year: 1902 - Founder: Abala Bose - Focus Area: Women’s education, social welfare. - Activities & Achievements: ✅ Started schools and colleges for girls. ✅ Helped women who were in need. 📍 Bharat Mahila Parishad - Year: 1905 - Founder: Ramabai Ranade - Focus Area: Child, Women. - Activities & Achievements: ✅ The women’s wing of the National Conference (part of Indian National Congress). ✅ Focused on child marriage, widow conditions, dowry, and other social customs. 📍 Bharat Stri Mandal; Calcutta - Year: 1910 - Founder: Saralabala Devi Chaudhurani - Focus Area: Women’s education and Emancipation. - Activities & Achievements: ✅ One of the first major women's organizations in India. ✅ Focused on women’s education and empowerment. 📍 All India Muslim Women’s Conference - Year: 1914 - Founder: Begum Jahanara Shahnawaz - Focus Area: Women’s rights, education, welfare. - Activities & Achievements: ✅ Focused on educating Muslim women and ensuring a better life for them. 📍 Women’s Volunteer Corps - Year: 1916 - Founder: - - Focus Area: Voluntary service, social welfare. - Activities & Achievements: ✅ Focused on helping women in distress. ✅ Worked in emergencies and taught important life skills. 📍 Indian Women’s Association (IWA) - Year: 1917 - Founder: Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay, Annie Besant, Muthulakshmi Reddy - Focus Area: Women’s rights, social welfare. - Activities & Achievements: ✅ Worked to help women and make society better. ✅ Focused on skill-building and financial independence for women. 📍 Madras Women’s Indian Association - Year: 1917 - Founder: Anandibai Joshee, B. Ramachandra Rao - Focus Area: Women’s education, welfare. - Activities & Achievements: ✅ Aimed to improve women’s education and provide them with more rights. 📍 Women’s Indian Association (WIA) - Year: 1917 - Founder: Annie Besant, Margaret Cousins - Focus Area: Education, social reform. - Activities & Achievements: ✅ Worked to help women gain equal rights. ✅ Started schools and fought against child marriage. 📍 National Council For Women - Year: 1925 - Founder: Lady Aberdeen and Lady Meherbai Tata - Focus Area: Religion, education, politics, philanthropy. - Activities & Achievements: ✅ Formed under the International Council of Women. ✅ Focused on improving the rights and social status of women. 📍 All India Women’s Conference (AIWC) - Year: 1927 - Founder: Margaret Cousins - Focus Area: Women’s rights, education, welfare. - Activities & Achievements: ✅ Worked for improving women’s health, education, and social status. ✅ Set up schools, colleges, and hostels for women. 📍 The Desh Sevika Sangh (National Women’s Volunteer Organisation) - Year: 1930 - Founder: - - Focus Area: Self-rule for Women. - Activities & Achievements: ✅ Focused on eradicating liquor drinking and promoting Khaddar (hand-spun cloth). ✅ Helped women take part in the freedom movement.