Hansa Jivraj Mehta

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Hansa Jivraj Mehta was an Indian educator, reformist, and independence activist known for her pioneering work in women's rights and her influential role in shaping the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

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instanceOf Indian independence activist ⓘ
educator ⓘ
human ⓘ
politician ⓘ
translator ⓘ
women's rights activist ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship India ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1897-07-03 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1995-04-04 ⓘ
educatedAt Baroda College ⓘ
London School of Economics ⓘ
ethnicGroup Gujarati people ⓘ
honouredIn Indian postage stamp ⓘ
knownFor advocacy for women's education ⓘ
participation in the Indian Constituent Assembly debates ⓘ
pioneering work in women's rights in India ⓘ
role in shaping the Universal Declaration of Human Rights ⓘ
language English ⓘ
Gujarati ⓘ
memberOf All India Women's Conference ⓘ
Constituent Assembly of India ⓘ
movement Indian independence movement ⓘ
women's rights movement in India ⓘ
notableAchievement influenced change of the phrase "all men" to "all human beings" in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights ⓘ
notableWork advocacy for gender-neutral language in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights ⓘ
contribution to the drafting of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights ⓘ
occupation educator ⓘ
politician ⓘ
social reformer ⓘ
translator ⓘ
writer ⓘ
placeOfBirth Bombay Presidency ⓘ
British India ⓘ
Surat ⓘ
placeOfDeath Baroda ⓘ
linked to: Vadodara

Gujarat ⓘ
India ⓘ
politicalAlignment Indian National Congress ⓘ
positionHeld President of the All India Women's Conference ⓘ
Vice-Chancellor of the Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda ⓘ
member of the Constituent Assembly of India ⓘ
member of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights ⓘ
sexOrGender female ⓘ
spouse Jivraj Narayan Mehta ⓘ
translatedWork Alice in Wonderland into Gujarati ⓘ
Gulliver's Travels into Gujarati ⓘ
linked to: Gulliver's Travels
workedOn reforms in education in Baroda State ⓘ

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Hansa Mehta → fullName → Hansa Jivraj Mehta ⓘ