About Begum Roquia Sakhawat Hussain

Begum Roquia Sakhawat Hussain, (Bengali: বেগম রোকেয়া সাখাওয়াৎ হুসাইন), (1880 – December 9, 1932), popularly known as Begum Rokeya (Bengali: বেগম রোকেয়া), was a leading feminist writer and social worker in undivided Bengal during the early 20th century. She is most famous for her efforts on behalf of gender equality and other social issues. She established the first school aimed primarily at