Answer» Correct Answer - Option 3 : Miss Slade
The correct answer is Miss Slade. - Miss Slade:
- Born as Madeliene Slade in England, she was named Mira Behn by Mahatma Gandhi.
- She was the daughter of the British Rear-Admiral Sir Edmond Slade.
- Meera Behn fought for the cause of freedom.
- She was a close disciple and companion of Gandhiji.
- She accompanied Gandhiji to Round Table Conference.
- She did pioneering work for social reforms in rural areas. Hence option 3 is correct.
- Sister Nivedita:
- She was an Irish teacher, author, social activist and disciple of Swami Vivekananda.
- During her initiation into brahmacharya, Vivekananda gave her name Nivedita.
- Miss Nightingale:
- Sarojini Naidu was born on February 13, 1879, in Hyderabad of British India.
- She was a poet, a politician and most importantly an Indian independence activist.
- A play "Maher Muneer", was written by her as a child and it earned her a scholarship to study abroad.
- Sarojini Naidu joined the Indian National Movement during the moment against the partition of Bengal.
- Sarojini Naidu was jailed in 1930, 1932 and 1942 when she spent 21 months in jail.
- Sarojini Naidu was elected as the President of the Indian National Congress in 1925, the first-ever Indian woman to be elected to that position.
- After independence, Sarojini Naidu became the first Governor of the United Provinces and remained in office until her death in 1949.
- Miss Carpenter:
- Mary Carpenter was an English educational and social reformer who came to India in 1866 from Britain.
- She met Raja Ram Mohan Roy in 1833. During this visit, she went to Calcutta, Madras and Bombay.
- She could see the pathetic condition of the female children in the country. She met Keshab Chandra Sen, the leader of Brahmo Samaj, who asked her to form an organization in Britain to improve communication between British and Indian reformers.
- National Indian Association was established by her in 1870. It was different than the Indian National Association.
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