Hansa Mehta
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Hansa Mehta was an Indian educator, reformer, and women’s rights activist who played a key role in shaping both India’s constitution and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Hansa Mehta canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Indian educator
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feminist ⓘ human ⓘ politician ⓘ social reformer ⓘ translator ⓘ women's rights activist ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| affiliatedWith |
All India Women's Conference
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Indian National Congress ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1897-07-03 ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
Indian constitutional debates on fundamental rights
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Universal Declaration of Human Rights ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | India ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1995-04-04 ⓘ |
| familyName | Mehta ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
education
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human rights ⓘ social reform ⓘ women's rights ⓘ |
| fullName | Hansa Jivraj Mehta ⓘ |
| givenName | Hansa ⓘ |
| knownFor |
advocacy for gender equality
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contribution to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights ⓘ role in drafting the Constitution of India ⓘ work on women's rights in India ⓘ |
| language |
English
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Gujarati ⓘ |
| memberOf | Constituent Assembly of India ⓘ |
| movement |
Indian independence movement
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women's liberation movement in India ⓘ |
| notableWork | advocacy to change 'all men' to 'all human beings' in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights ⓘ |
| occupation |
educator
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politician ⓘ social reformer ⓘ women's rights activist ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Bombay Presidency
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British India ⓘ Surat ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Mumbai
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surface form:
Bombay
India ⓘ Maharashtra ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
President of the All India Women's Conference
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Vice-Chancellor of the University of Baroda ⓘ Vice-Chancellor of the University of Delhi ⓘ delegate of India to the United Nations ⓘ member of the Bombay Legislative Council ⓘ member of the Constituent Assembly of India ⓘ member of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights ⓘ |
| spouse | Jivraj Narayan Mehta ⓘ |
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