RT @Advaidism: Today is the birthday of Fatima Sheikh, India’s first Muslim woman teacher.

Alongside social reformers Jotirao and Savitribai Phule, Fatima Sheikh co-founded the Indigenous Library in 1848, one of India’s first schools for girls.

She is largely forgotten in Indian History. 1/3 https://t.co/6mhV8y2qJi

January 09, 2022 at 11:58AM

 

Today is the birthday of Fatima Sheikh, India’s first Muslim woman teacher.

Alongside social reformers Jotirao and Savitribai Phule, Fatima Sheikh co-founded the Indigenous Library in 1848, one of India’s first schools for girls.

She is largely forgotten in Indian History. 1/3 pic.twitter.com/6mhV8y2qJi

— Advaid അദ്വൈത് (@Advaidism) January 9, 2022