Humans of History

callings of the archive

Social reformer Biographies

Every archived life recorded as social reformer, ordered by their place in the ledger.

Mohsin-ul-Mulk

Modern era

Mohsin-ul-Mulk

December 9, 1837 – October 16, 1907

Indian Muslim politician

Raja Ram Mohan Roy

Early Modern era

Raja Ram Mohan Roy

May 22, 1772 – September 27, 1833

Indian religious, social, and educational reformer, and humanitarian

Savitribai Phule

Modern era

Savitribai Phule

January 3, 1831 – March 10, 1897

Indian social reformer (1831-1897)

Begum Rokeya

Modern era

Begum Rokeya

December 9, 1880 – December 9, 1932

Bengali feminist writer and social reformer (1880-1932)

Bhai Parmanand

Modern era

Bhai Parmanand

November 4, 1876 – December 8, 1947

Indian politician (1876–1947)

Muthulakshmi Reddy

Modern era

Muthulakshmi Reddy

July 30, 1886 – July 22, 1968

Indian physician, surgeon, women's rights activist, social reformer and legislator (1886–1968)

Dhondo Keshav Karve

Modern era

Dhondo Keshav Karve

April 18, 1858 – November 9, 1962

Indian social reformer (1858–1962)

Gopal Ganesh Agarkar

Modern era

Gopal Ganesh Agarkar

July 14, 1856 – June 17, 1895

Social reformer, educationist, thinker from Maharashtra, India during the British rule (1856-1895)

Behramji Malabari

Modern era

Behramji Malabari

May 18, 1853 – July 12, 1912

Indian poet and social reformer (1853–1912)

Kandukuri Veeresalingam

Modern era

Kandukuri Veeresalingam

April 16, 1848 – May 27, 1919

Social reformer and father of modern Telugu literature

Chattampi Swamikal

Modern era

Chattampi Swamikal

August 25, 1853 – May 5, 1924

Indian spiritual leader and social reformer

Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay

Modern era

Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay

April 3, 1903 – October 29, 1988

Indian freedom fighter and social reformer (1903-1988)

Bhagat Puran Singh

Modern era

Bhagat Puran Singh

June 4, 1904 – August 5, 1992

Environmentalist (1904-1992)

C. F. Andrews

Modern era

C. F. Andrews

February 12, 1871 – April 5, 1940

Christian missionary in India, close friend of Mahatma Gandhi

Dorothea Dix

Modern era

Dorothea Dix

April 4, 1802 – July 17, 1887

American author and social reformer (1802–1887)