Margaret Cousins

For the American editor and writer, see Margaret Cousins (editor).

Margaret Cousins
Cousins in 1932
Born
Margaret Elizabeth Gillespie

(1878-11-17)17 November 1878
Boyle, County Roscommon, Ireland
Died11 March 1954(1954-03-11) (aged 75)
Adyar, Madras, India
EducationRoyal University of Ireland, BMus, 1902
Occupations
Known forFounder of the All India Women's Conference (AIWC)
Co-founder of the Women's Indian Association (WIA)
Spouse
​
(m. 1903)​

Margaret Elizabeth Cousins (née Gillespie; 7 November 1878 – 11 March 1954), known as Gretta Cousins, was an Irish-Indian educationist, suffragist and Theosophist, known for founding the All India Women's Conference (AIWC) and co-founding the Women's Indian Association (WIA).

Cousins is credited with preserving the tune of the Indian National Anthem Jana Gana Mana, and was a member of the Flag Presentation Committee which presented the National Flag to the Constituent Assembly on 14 August 1947.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.