Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Savitribai Phule" in English language version.
..And thus, the education of Savitribai and Sagunabai began—initially at home, and later at a school run by Mrs. Michel. Archival records further suggest that Jyotirao and some of his associates, namely Sakharam Yeshwant Paranjpe and Keshav Shivram Bhavalkar, continued to teach Savitribai for a period until she joined as a regular teacher. Therefore, it would be accurate to state that Savitribai Phule was India's first professionally trained woman teacher.
Phule and his wife Savitribai, without children of their own, adopted one of these, a boy named Yashavantrao, the son of a Brahman widow.
In 1852, she started the Mahila Seva Mandal to fight for the rights of women.
Bhide Wada holds historical significance as the birthplace of women's education in Pune, where Mahatma Jyotirao Phule and Savitribai Phule established the first girls' school on January 1, 1848, in Tatya Saheb Bhide's wada in Pune's Budhwar Peth.
Savitribai Phule published her first collection of poems, called Kavya Phule ('Poetry's Blossoms'), at the age of 23 in 1854. She published Bavan Kashi Subodh Ratnakar ('The Ocean of Pure Gems'), in 1892.
Later, the couple along with Sagunabai, started their own school at Bhide Wada, which became India's first girls school run by Indians.
The couple also set up 'Balyata Pratibandak Gruha', a childcare centre for the protection of pregnant widows and rape victims.
Her birthday is known as 'Balika Din' in Maharashtra, and is celebrated in many girls' schools.
Television followed suit with Krantijyoti Savitribai Phule (2016) on DD National and Savitri Jyoti (2020) on Sony Marathi, both dramatising the couple's contributions to education and social justice.
On January 28, 1853, Mahatma Phule and Savitribai opened an ashram named 'Bal Hatya Pratibandhak Griha' for such victimized women. This was the first such ashram for women in the country. In this ashram, women were taught small jobs and their children were taken care of. When they grew up, they were admitted to school.
Savitribai's birth anniversary is celebrated as 'Balika Din' in the whole of Maharashtra, especially in girls' schools.
