Best Of: Begum Rokeya

Published: Sept. 3, 2024, 7 a.m.

This back to school season, we're bringing back some of our favorite Womanica episodes you might have missed. Today's Womanican is\xa0Begum Rokeya (c. 1880-1932). She spent her life fighting for women\u2019s rights in India and Bangladesh. She opened the first school for Muslim girls in her region and advocated for women\u2019s education. She dreamed of a world where women could reach their full potential \u2014 a world she brought to life in her revolutionary feminist utopian short story \u201cSultana\u2019s Dream.\u201d