Hansa Mehta

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Hansa_Mehta
GPTKB entity
Statements (27)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:awarded gptkb:Padma_Bhushan
gptkbp:birthDate 1897-07-03
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Surat,_Gujarat,_India
gptkbp:deathDate 1995-04-04
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Bombay
gptkb:Baroda_College
gptkbp:fieldOfWork gptkb:social_reform
human rights
women's education
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Hansa Mehta
gptkbp:knownFor women's rights activism
work on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:United_Nations_Human_Rights_Commission
gptkb:Constituent_Assembly_of_India
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Indian
gptkbp:notableAchievement instrumental in changing 'All men are born free and equal' to 'All human beings are born free and equal' in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:activist
gptkb:educator
gptkb:freedom_fighter
gptkb:writer
gptkbp:president gptkb:All_India_Women's_Conference
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Jivraj_Mehta
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Constituent_Assembly_of_India
gptkb:Indian_Constituent_Assembly_(1946–1950)
gptkb:All_India_Women's_Conference
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5