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Date |
Importance |
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| 1 |
8 March |
International Women's Day |
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| 2 |
15 October |
International Day of Rural Women |
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| 3 |
23 June |
International Widows’ Day |
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| 4 |
25 November |
International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women |
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| 5 |
6 February |
International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation |
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| 6 |
1975 |
International Women's Year |
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| 7 |
1976–1985 |
United Nations Decade for Women: Equality, Development and Peace |
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| 8 |
November 10, 1236 |
Razia Sultana became the first female ruler on the throne of Delhi. |
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| 9 |
December 4, 1829 |
Sati was banned |
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| 10 |
January 1, 1848 |
Savitribai Phule started our first girls' school in Pune |
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| 11 |
June 18, 1858 |
Rani Lakshmibai of Jhansi died fighting the British troops in Gwalior, with her son on her back. |
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| 12 |
December 25, 1927 |
B.R. Ambedkar burned the Manu Smriti. |
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| 13 |
January 26, 1950 |
Universal suffrage rights were granted to all Indians above the age of 21. |
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| 14 |
January 19, 1966 |
Indira Gandhi became India's first woman prime minister. |
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| 15 |
April 11, 1983 |
Bhanu Athaiya became the first Indian woman to win an Academy Award. |
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| 16 |
October 6, 1989 |
Justice Fathima M. Beevi became the first female judge appointed to the Supreme Court. |
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| 17 |
September 21, 1992 |
Priya Jhingan became the first woman to join the Indian army. |
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| 18 |
December 26, 2006 |
The Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act was passed |
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| 19 |
July 25, 2007 |
Pratibha Patil took office as India’s first woman president |
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| 20 |
March 19, 2013 |
The Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2013 was passed by the Lok Sabha on laws related to sexual offences after the protests following the 2012 Delhi gang rape case |
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| 21 |
April 15, 2014 |
The Supreme Court of India recognized a third gender that is neither male nor female, and as a class entitled to reservation in education and jobs |
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| 22 |
November 11, 2014 |
The Supreme Court rescinded a 1955 rule stating that women could not apply for licences to be makeup artists |
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| 23 |
Feb 1, 2016 |
The Delhi High Court said that eldest female member of a family can also be a "Karta" — a position superior to that of other members, and has full authority to manage property, rituals or other crucial affairs of the family |
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