In 1889, __________ established the Mukti Mission, a refuge for young widows who had been deserted and abused by their families.

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Answer 1

The correct answer is Pandita Ramabai.

Key Points

Pandita Ramabai (1858-1922)
- Pandita Ramabai was born in the Canara district of the Madras Presidency (now in Karnataka) on April 23, 1858.
- In order to better the lives of women, particularly child widows, Ramabai pushed girls' education and founded the Arya Mahila Samaj in Pune in 1881.
- She founded the Mukti Mission, a refuge for young widows who had been abandoned and mistreated by their families, in Pune in 1889.
- She also founded Sharda Sadan, which offered shelter, healthcare, education, and vocational training to widows, orphans, and those with visual impairments.
- Because of her intellectual Sanskrit expertise, she is the first woman to be given the title Pandita.

Additional Information

She died on 5 April 1922.
In 1919, she receives the Kaisar-i-hind medal for her volunteer work in the community.
Ramabai is honoured with a "feast day" on the Episcopal Church's liturgical calendar (USA).
She also authored a number of books that depicted the difficult lives of women, including child widows and child brides.
Ramabai had learned 18000 Puranas verses by the time she was 12 years old in addition to Sanskrit.
She studied Bengali, Hindi, Kanarese, and Marathi.
Her mother was Lakshmibai, and her father, Anant Shastri, was an educated Brahmin.