Top 10 women freedom fighters of India

2. Sarojini Naidu



Also known as The Nightingale of India, Sarojini Naidu was a child prodigy, Indian independence activist and poet.

She was one of the formers of the Indian Constitution and was the first Indian woman President of the Indian National Congress.

She also became the first woman Governor of Uttar Pradesh state.

Naidu was a powerful and important personality in the Civil Disobedience movement and even struggled hard with Mahatma Gandhi.

She involved herself in various activities such as women education and Hindu Muslim equality.

Her lanmark achievements were  Khilafat movement, Satyagraha Movement, The Rowlett Act and the Montagu Chelmsford Reform through which she earned huge glory and respect worldwide.

She devoted her entire life for the cause of he own country.Her birthday is celebrated as women's day all over India.


3. Madam Bhikaji Cama



Bhikaiji Rustom Cama who designed the flag of Independent Hindustan was a prominent figure in the Indian independence movement.

She was the  first woman who hoisted India's Flag in a foreign country.

She was a bold and elegant woman and was regarded as an epitome. She move out of her house to fight for her own country.


4. Begum Hazrat Mahal



Also known as Begum of Awadh, Begum Hazrat Mahal was the first wife of Nawab Wajid Ali Shah.

She was very gorgeous and charming.

During the Indian Rebellion of 1857 she rebelled against the British East India Company. She took charge of the affairs in the state of Awadh and seized control of Lucknow after her husband had been exiled to Calcutta.

In the absence of her husband she took the charge of the entire region of Avadh and got freedom from the hands of the British.
 
She also arranged for her son, Prince Birjis Qadir, to become Wali (ruler) of Awadh. But soon he was forced to abandon this role.

She finally found asylum in Nepal where she died in 1879.