Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain (Bengali: রোকেয়া সাখাওয়াত হোসেন; 9 December 1880? – 9 December 1932), commonly known as Begum Rokeya, was a Bengali feminist thinker, writer, educator and political activist from British India (present day Bangladesh). She is widely regarded as a pioneer of women's liberation in South Asia.
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1880 Rangpur, Bengal Presidency, British India(Now Bangladesh)
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9 December 1932 (aged 52) Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India
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