The present volume, Eminent Women Educationists, provides very interesting, informative and inspiring biographical sketches of 109 most talented female researchers, teachers and scholars of eminence who by virtue of possessing academic qualities are remembered and admired by the people. They mostly belonged to the European countries and America. As academicians they earned name and fame in a male dominated social system in the educational sphere. Most of them had taught in colleges and universities, obtained their doctorates, membership of national level academic societies and won awards and honors. During nineteenth and twentieth century women academician and scholars no doubt excelled as teachers, researchers, and activists in several academic fields due to equal opportunities. In fact, in Europe and America better facilities for modern education started much earlier compared to the third world countries. This publication will be useful for the readers interested to know the achievement and contributions of women educationists.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR K.L. Chanchreek
K.L. Chanchreek is a great scholar and Indologist, academician and cultural activist, linquist and folklorist, poet and litteratueur, biographer and bibliographer. Born in delhi (1933) and educated at Agra, Delhi and Punjab Universities (1952-1957), he served in various capacities under the Government of India as Research Assistant, Commission for Scientific and Technical Terminology and later Member, Experts Advisory Committee, Chief Librarian, M/o Commerce and Industry, General Manager, Modern Food Industries (A govt. of India Undertaking) Chief Editor, Collected Works of Dr. Ambedkar (Dr. Ambedkar Foundatioin, Govt. of India), and Academic Adviser, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar School of Social Sciences, Bundelkhand University. He has edited several literary and social journals. He has also written an compited books and research publications on a wide range of subjects like Jainology, Buddism, literature, library and information science folklore, Dalit movement, international nad current affairs as well as on national leaders. He has nearly four dozen titles to his credit both in Hindi and English brought out by the leading publishers and Government departments.
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