Google Doodle celebrates feminist icon Fatima Sheikh’s 191st birthday
India Today
Fatima Sheikh co-founded one of the first schools for girls in India along with Savitribai Phule.
Google celebrated the 191st birthday of India’s first female Muslim teacher, Fatima Sheikh, with a doodle on January 9. One of the first educators of India under British rule, along with Savitribai Phule, Fatima Sheikh co-founded one of the first schools for girls in the country. New Google Doodle has been released: "Fatima Sheikh's 191st Birthday" :)#google #doodle #designhttps://t.co/bV6Pv4u5Pa pic.twitter.com/7EpTCw5KPA
Fatima Sheikh was born in 1831 on this date in Pune. Along with Savitribai Phule, Fatima Sheikh taught communities of marginalized Dalit and Muslim women and children who were denied education based on class, religion, or gender.
