Women from History

There has been a marked change in the attitude towards women in the new millennium. Women are now finding a place in boardrooms, in governing bodies, in Parliament and even as astronauts in space! In general, women have a greater visibility... more >>

Annie Besant - a woman who made a mark in life. India owes its theosophical society to her ideology. Yet, at no time did Annie Besant claim the ideology to be truly hers. more>>

As the International Women's day draws near, we can't help but think of Helen Keller. She had so little in life, yet she refused to let her spirit die. more>>

Louisa May Alcott:The author who produced the first literature for the mass market of juvenile girls in the 19th century. more>>

Indian political leader, diplomat and one of the world's leading women in public life, Vijayalakshmi Pandit is the daughter of Motilal Nehru and sister of Jawahar Lal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of India. more >>

Sarojini Naidu is one of India's most eminent personalities of the pre-independence era. more >>

Rani Lakshmi Bai, the Queen of Jhansi, a small Maratha principality in Bundalkhand in India can best be described as a reluctant rebel. more >>

Meera Bai was a queen of Rajasthan, who was known more for her devotion to Lord Krishna than her political position. more >>

Joan Of Arc was a peasant girl who, convinced that she was acting under divine guidance, led the French Army to a momentous victory at Orleans against the English. more >>

Indira Gandhi, the Iron lady of Indian politics was the daughter and the only child of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, more >>

A British theosophist and nationalist leader in India, Dr. Annie Besant's activities at the Theosophical Society of India are an epic. She led a life that was unconventional by any standard. She advocated free thought and socialism. more >>

Pakistani politician and women's leader - that's what Begum Liaquat Ali Khan was. Begum Liaquat Ali Khan fought vehemently for the upliftment of women. In 1978, she received the Human Rights Award of the United Nations. more >>

An Indian educationalist, Abala Bose was one of those eminent personalities who campaigned very strongly for the spread of education among women more >>

Polish born French physicist, Marie Curie was famous for her work on radioactivity. more >>

Italian educator Maria Montessori was the originator of an educational system that bears her name. more>>

An advocate of birth control, in 1921, Maria Stopes founded the first instructional clinic for contraception. more >>

A romance novelist and one of the top five best selling authors of all times, Barbara Cartland was also a playwright, decorator, pilot, country councillor, philanthropist, business women and a globe trotter. more >>

Named after the city of her birth, Florence Nightingale was the daughter of William Edward Nightingale, a wealthy landowner and his wife Frances Smith, more >>