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Elizabeth Montagu (née Robinson; 2 October 1718 – 25 August 1800) was a British social reformer, patron of the arts, salonnière, literary critic and writer, who helped to organize and lead the Blue Stockings Society. Her parents were both from wealthy families with strong ties to the British peerage and learned life.
Signature. Sir Rowland Hill, KCB, FRS (3 December 1795 – 27 August 1879) was an English teacher, inventor and social reformer. [1] He campaigned for a comprehensive reform of the postal system, based on the concept of Uniform Penny Post and his solution of pre-payment, facilitating the safe, speedy and cheap transfer of letters.
Margaret Sandhurst (1828–1892) – one of the first women elected to a city council in the United Kingdom. Jessie Saxby (1842–1940) — author, folklorist and suffragette. Arabella Scott (1886–1980) – Scottish suffragette who endured five weeks of solitary confinement in Perth prison and force feeding twice a day.
Ayyappan Pillai, Kunjan Pillai. Ayyappan Pillai (born 25 August 1853 – 5 May 1924), better known as Chattampi Swamikal was a Hindu sage and social reformer whose thoughts and work influenced the launching of many social, religious, literary and political organisations and movements in Kerala and gave voice to those who were marginalised.
Charles James Booth (30 March 1840 – 23 November 1916) was a British shipowner, Comtean positivist, social researcher, and reformer, best known for his innovative philanthropic studies on working-class life in London towards the end of the 19th century. During the 1860s Booth became interested in the philosophy of Auguste Comte, the founder ...
Mohandas K. Gandhi Notable social reformers in India included Subramanya Bharathiyaar Swami Vivekananda Ishwarchandra Vidyasagar Debendranath Tagore Rabindranath Tagore Mahatma Gandhi Dwarkanath Ganguly Gopal Ganesh Agarkar Ramabai Ranade Baba Amte Eknath Tarabai Shinde Javaid Rahi Pandurang Shastri Athavale Basavanna Vinoba Bhave Gopal Hari Deshmukh Virchand Gandhi Narayana Guru Kazi Nazrul ...
Elizabeth Fry. Elizabeth Fry (née Gurney; 21 May 1780 – 12 October 1845), sometimes referred to as Betsy Fry, [1] [2] [3] was an English prison reformer, social reformer, philanthropist and Quaker. Fry was a major driving force behind new legislation to improve the treatment of prisoners, especially female inmates, and as such has been ...
Kochavu Vaidyan. Unnooli. Kumbalathuparambu Ayyappan (21 August 1889 – 6 March 1968), better identified as Sahodaran Ayyappan , was a social reformer, thinker, rationalist, journalist, and politician from Kerala, India. As a vocal follower of Sree Narayana Guru, he was associated with a number of events related to the Kerala reformation ...