Who was the first president of 'Indian Women's Association' formed in the year 1917?

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The correct answer is Annie Besant.

Key Points

Indian Women's Association is India's first major feminist organization, which remains in operation today.
- It was founded at Adayar, Madras in 1917.
- It was founded by Annie Besant, Margaret Cousins, Jeena Raja Dasa.
- Annie Besant was appointed as the first president of 'Indian Women's Association'.
- "Stri Dharma" was the journal published by 'Indian Women's Association.

Important Points

Annie Besant was a women's rights activist and philanthropist.
- She is one of the founders of the Banaras Hindu University.
- New India was a daily newspaper published in India by Annie Besant.
- She was the first woman President of the Indian National Congress.

Additional Information

Sarojini Naidu was the first female to become the governor of an Indian state.
- She appointed as the governor of Uttar Pradesh from 1947 to 1949.
- She is well known as 'Nightingale of India'.
- She was appointed as the President of the Indian National Congress's Kanpur session in 1925.
Madam Blavatsky was a Russian philosopher.
- She co-founded the Theosophical Society in 1875.
Aruna Asaf Ali was an active participant in the Indian independence movement.
- She is popularly called the "heroine of the Quit India movement".