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Q96 (CDS-II/2022) History & Culture › National Movement (1857–1947) › Labour movement and legislation Answer Verified

Who among the following was not a woman labour leader who organised workers in the strikes in the 1920s?

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During the 1920s, the Indian labour movement saw significant participation from women leaders who organized strikes and trade unions. Anasuya Behn was a pioneer who led the Ahmedabad textile strike and founded the Ahmedabad Textile Labour Association. Ushabai Dange was a prominent communist leader active in the Bombay textile strikes during this period. Prabhabati Devi (Prabhavati Devi Das Gupta) was a key organizer in the Bengal jute mill strikes and served as the president of the Bengal Chatkal Mazdur Union in the late 1920s. In contrast, Sarala Devi Chaudhurani was primarily a social reformer and nationalist who founded the Bharat Stree Mahamandal in 1910 [1]. Her work focused on women's education, the abolition of the purdah system, and socio-economic status rather than organizing industrial labour strikes in the 1920s [1].

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  1. [1] Rajiv Ahir. A Brief History of Modern India (2019 ed.). SPECTRUM. > Chapter 8: Socio-Religious Reform Movements: General Features > Direction of Social Reform > p. 198
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