All the organizations that had been started or founded by the Indian women are listed; their focus area, activities, achievements, and work have been covered. There are many organizations started by the women of India for the welfare of the society, the position of women in the society, and the improvement of the life of a woman in our beloved country. There were so many problems women were facing, such as sati pratha, no education for women, widow remarriage, child marriage, etc. All these organizations worked for the better of the women of India.
List of organisations started by the women of India:
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.
She taught widows and empowered them through skill development.
Arya Mahila Samaj (Pune)
Year: 1882
Founder: Ramabai Saraswati
Focus Area: Welfare & social work.
Activities & Achievements:
Worked on women's education 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 and 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 the 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
Founders: Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay, Annie Besant, Muthulakshmi Reddy
Focus Area: Women’s rights, social welfare.
Activities & Achievements:
Helped women and made society better.
It focused on skill-building and financial independence for women.
Madras Women’s Indian Association
Year: 1917
Founders: Anandibai Joshee, B. Ramachandra Rao
Focus Area: Women’s education and welfare.
Activities & Achievements:
Its main aim was to improve women’s education and provide them with more rights.
Women’s Indian Association (WIA)
Year: 1917
Founders: Annie Besant, Margaret Cousins
Focus Area: Education, social reform.
Activities & Achievements:
They worked to help women gain equal rights.
Started schools and fought against child marriage.
National Council For Women
Year: 1925
Founders: 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.
There are many reforms that were done by the people of India; most of the issues were being removed from this society, which played against the will of anyone. If you know of any reforms and work done by the organization, please mail us so that other users also know of the untold reforms.
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