Dr Muthulakshmi Reddy, the first woman medical graduate of India was the force behind establishment of The Cancer Institute of Chennai in 1954. Also, the first woman member of a Legislative Council, Dr Muthulakshmi’s efforts led to a marked improvement in the lives of women everywhere. In her capacity as a legislator, Muthulakshmi helped raise the minimum age for marriage for girls. Concerned about human trafficking, she pushed the Council to pass the crucial Immoral Traffic Control Act. She is believed to have remarked, “Laws and legislation are there only for sanction. It is up to us women to energize these and implement them into action.” 

Lately, I have been grateful to all the woman activists who worked/have been working hard to disrupt the status quo. Without their legacy, I wouldn’t have this life. Allow me to share a few women who educate me every day on my social media :

Indian Woman Blog.

The Indian Feminist.

UN Women.

NYTimes Gender.

Womb in Rising.

Women in the World.

Woman a day.

Aja Barber

Céline Semaan.

Signs of the March.

Wear your voice.

WhyIdidntReport

Greta Thunberg.

Second Shelf Books.

Materialism :

She wears trousers.

This creative writing class.

Reading :

True cost of ethical fashion.

2019 Google Science Fair winner designs a system to remove microplastics from water bodies.

Toxic femininity.

Made me smile for hours.