Savithribai Phule was the fore most social and education reformer and a poetess.
- She started a school for girls at Pune along with her husband Jyothiba Phule and also worked as a teacher in that school.
- She tried to stop infanticide by opening a rehabilitation centre for child widows.
- She fought against the gender discrimination and caste system.
- She shouldered the responsibility of social struggle waged by her husband Jyothibha Pule.