Begum Rokeya
Writer and educator
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Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain, commonly known as Begum Rokeya, was a prominent Bengali feminist thinker, writer, educator and political activist from British India. She is widely regarded as a pioneer of women's liberation in India and Bangladesh. Wikipedia
Born: December 9, 1880, Mithapukur Upazila, Bangladesh
Died: December 9, 1932 (age 52 years), Kolkata, India
Spouse: Syed Sakhawat Hossain (m. 1898–1909)
Siblings: Karimunnesa Khatun
Other names: Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain; R. S. Hossain; Rokeya Khatoon
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