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Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain was born
in a rich family
She was known how to read and
write Urdu but with the support of
her elder brother and sister, she
learnt to read and write Bangla and
English.
Her education gave her the power
not only to dream and write, but also
to do more – to help other girls go
to school and to build their own
dreams.
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In 1910, she started a school for
girls in Kolkata, and to this day, the
school is still functioning.
She wrote a remarkable story titled “
Sultan’s Dream’, in 1905 at the age
of 25years.
This story imagined a woman called
Sultana who reaches a place called
Ladyland.
