Amina Hydari
Nationality
Indian
Indian
Occupation
Social worker
Social worker
Amina Hydari (1878–1939) was an Indian social worker. In 1908, she received the Kaisar-i-Hind Medal, the first woman recipient, for her work during the Great Musi Flood of 1908.[1] The wife of former Prime Minister of Kingdom of Hyderabad Akbar Hydari, she founded the Lady Hydari Club in 1929[2] and Mahboobia Girls School, the first girls' school in the State.[3][4] Her uncle was the lawyer and notable Congressman Badruddin Tyabji.[5]
Social life
She founded the Lady Hydari Club - started in 1929 exclusively for the ladies.[6]
See also
References
- ↑ Indian Women Franchise. The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser(25 November 1919). Retrieved 6 May 2017.
- ↑ Lady Hydari Club. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. dome.mit.edu. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
- ↑ I've always struggled with my relationship with my father: Aditi. The Times of India(23 February 2013). Retrieved 6 May 2017.
- ↑ Begum Tyabji: the end of an era. Dawn(September 1995). Retrieved 6 May 2017.
- ↑ The Early Tyabji Women. nstyabji.wordpress.com(7 December 2008). Retrieved 7 May 2017.
- ↑ Lady Hydari Club yearns for past glory. The Hindu(4 July 2011).