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THE ALL- WOMEN'S CONFERENCE

EIGHTEENTH SESSION

HYDER ABA D (SIND)

DE¢EMBER 28, 1945 TO JANUARY f, 1946 I PRICE EXCLUDING POSTAGE,:

India ... Rs. 2-8-0 Overseas ... Rs. 2-12-0 THE RLL-lNDIR WOMEN'S CONFERENCE Shrim'lti Hansa l\Iehta, President, All-India \Vomen's Conference, Hyderabad (Sind) 1945. CONTENTS

Pages. Patrones~es of the A.-I.W.C. .. (i) List of Chairwomen and General Secretaries from 1926-1945 (ii) Members of the Standing Committee {iii) :Members of the Executive Committee (d) List of Delegates (vii) 'rhe Eighteenth Session of the A.-I.W.C. 1 Proceedings of the Opening Session :3

l\lessages \ 4 \V elcome Addresses 7 Report of 1944-1945 11 Presidential Address • 14 Speeches: Miss Agatha Harrison (England); Dr. Hanna Rydh (Sweden); :Madame Amina El-Said (Egypt) ; Dr.. Mary H. Rutnam (Ceylon); Dame Veera Laughton­ :Mathews, Director \V.R.N.S., ;!\Irs. Jessie Street (Austra­ lia); Mrs. E. Bastoris (Lebanon), :Miss Jethi Sipahimalani, Miss Venn Chitale, Dr. Daud Pota 26-3R

Vote of Thanks-Mrs. Sarojini Naidu, 3~ Prcceedings of the Second Day 4J Reports:- Social Section 41 Economic Section 4.8 Food Section 52 Labour 53 Health 57 Cultural Section 58 ....\.-I. Save the Children Committee 59 J..Jiaison Group in England .-. ... 61" Secl'etary, Central Office G3 Branches 67 Pages. Resolutions :- Condolence Resolutions G7 Congratulatory Resolutions. t.i8 Vv. A. C. (I.) 69 National Government 73 Peace and Freedom 73 Indonesia 73 I.N.A. Demonstrations 73 I. N. A. 74: Proceedings of the Third Day 75

Resolutions:- Hindu Code 75 'Vomen 's Charter 75 Hailway Concession 75 Franchise 75 Palestine 77 Civil Liberties 82 Removal of Caste Barriers 87 U.N.O. Commission on the Status of Women: Speech by Mrs. Jessie Street 87 A sson. of Moral and Social Hygiene in India : Speech by Miss M. Shepherd 89

Re~olut:ions:- : Nursing 90 Rehabilitation and Employment 95 Housing Problem 97 Proceedings of the Fourth Day 100

Resolutions:- Cloth 10f! Food 103 Sargent Scheme 1()6 Greetings from the N.C.W.I. 109 A.-1."\Y.C. Constitution 109 Pages. Resolutions:- Common Language 110 Health Insurance 112 Hardships of 3rd Class Travelling 114 Proceedings of the Fifth Day 115 ).I~:s~uge from U.S.S.R. 116

Resolutions:- Tea Plantations Investigation Committee 116 Ilindusthan Scouts 117 Women's Hostel liS Concluding Remarks and Vote of Thanks 120 IIyderabad (Sind) Resolutions 124 Draft Budget 133 Statement of Accounts 1944 134 Statement of Accounts 194:5 136 Statement Regarding Registration 138 Constitution of A.-I.W.C. 138 Bye-Laws (.A.-I.W.C.) 143 The ..1.-I. Women's Education Fund Association 160 History of the A.-I.W.C. 168 Branch Reports in Brief 186 Central Office Information and Research Bureau 200

PHOTOGRAPHS Shrimati Hansa 1tlehta, President Frontispiece Dr. Mk; Devi Valiram, Chairwoman, Reception Committee 8 l.Irs. Kulsum Sayani, Ron. General Secretary 12 Mrs. Gulbanu J. R. Doctor 114 1.Iembers of the Standing Committee 138 Delegates to the 18th Session, Hyderabad (Sind) 168 PATRONS 0~ THE ALL-INDIA 'V'OMEN'S CONFERENCE

Lady Dorothy Halifax Her Highness Maharani Chimnabai Gaekwar of Baroda Lady Rama Varma of Coehin Her Highness Maharani Sucharu Devi of Mayurbhanj Rani Saheba Lalita Kumari Devi of Vizianagaram Mrs. Sarojini Naidu Dr. Mrs. 1\Iuthulakshmi Reddi l\frs. P. K. Ray Lady Vidyagauri R. Nilkanth Lady Abdul Qadir M.:rs. Rustomji Faridoonji Her Highness Maharani Setu Parvati. Bai of Travancore Mrs. l\L E. Cousins Ra.ikumari Amrit Kaur Rani Lakshmibai Rajwade Begum Shareefah Hamid Ali Shrimati Shrimati Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit Shrimati Kamaladevi Mrs. S. C. Mukerjee Names of Chairwomen and Hotty. General S~cretaries From 1926-1943

Year Chairwoman Hony. General Secretary

1926 Mrs. M. E. Cousins 1927 Mrs. M. E. Cousins Mrs. Kamaladevi Chattopadhyaya 1928 Begum Hamid Ali " " " 1929 Mrs. Huidekoper " " 1930 Mrs. Sushama Sen Mrs. Kamaladevi, Mrs. Sushama Sen and Rani Lakshmibai Rajwade 1931 Rajkumari Amrit Kaur Rani Lakshmibai Rajwade 1932 " " " " " 1933 Dr. Mrs. M:uthulakshmi Reddi " " 1934 Rani Lakshmibai Rajwade Mrs. S. C. Mukerjee 1935 " " ,., " " 1936 Mrs. S. C. Mukerjee Shrimati Ammu Swaminadhe.n 1937 Shrimati Ammu Swaminadhan Mrs. Dina Asana 1938 Rajkumari Amrit Kaur , " 1939 Rani Lakshmibai Rajwade Dr. Mrs. Malinibai B. Sukthankar 1940 Begum Hamid Ali Mrs. Lakshmi N. Menon 1941 Shrimati Rameshwari Nehru Mrs. Urmila Mehta • 1942 Shrimati Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit " " 1943 " " " 1944 Shrimati Kamaladevi Mrs. Kulsum Sayani 1945 " " " " " ASSOCIATION of the ALL-INDIA \VOMEN'S-CONFERENCE List of Members of the Standing Committee 1946.

President and Chairwoman Shrimati Hansaben 1\Iehta, Khambatta Hall, Altamount Road, Bombay 26.

Vice-Presidents Dr. Miss. Devi Valiram, School Road, Hyderabad (Sind) :Ma~mma Begum Hosain Ali Khan, Khairtabad, Hyderabad (Deccan). Mrs. Gulbanu J. R. Doctor (Since deceased). Shrimati Anasuyabai Kale, Dhantoli, Nagpur, C.P. Miss Leilamani Naidu, Hyderabad (Deccan) Mrs. Hannah Sen, Lady Irwin College, Sikandra Road, New Delhi.

Hon. General Secretary Mrs. Kulsum Sayani, "Rupa Villa", Cumballa Road, Bombay 26.

H on. Treasurer Dr. Mrs. Malinibai Sukthankar, Shantaram House, Malabar Hill, Bombay 6.

Patrons on the Standing Committee Shrimati Sarojini Naidu, Hyderabad (Deccan). !Jady Abdul Qadir, Temple Road, . Mrs. Rustomji Faridoonji, Hyderabad (Deccan). l\f rs. l\:1. E. Cousins, Adyar, Madras. .a.a,jkumari Amrit Kaur, Manorville, Simla W. R~ni Lakshmibai Rajwade, Cjo. Sir M. V. Joshi, Amraoti, Berar. Begum Hamid Ali, Southwood, , U.P. Shrimati Rameshwari Nehru, 2, Warris Road, Lahore. Shrimati Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit, 2, Mukerji Road, . Sbrimati Kamaladevi, Cjo. Central Office, A.-L\V.C. Gilder Tank Bldg., Bombay 7.

Member-in-charge, Constitution Lady Rama Rau, "North End", Carmichael Road, Bombay. (iv)

Member-in-charge, Foreign Contacts Shrimati Kamaladevi, Cjo. Central Office, A.-I.W.C., Gilder Tank Bldg., Bombay 7.

Member-in-charge of Special Propaganda (against social evils, etc.) Rajkumari Amrit Kaur, Manorville, Siml_a W.

Leqal Adviser, A.-I.W.C. .Mrs. Mitha~ Lam, ''The Lily", Cumballa Hill, Bombay 26.

Editors, "Roshni" E·nglish Section: ~Irs. Lakshmi N. ~lenon, Nazarbagh, Lucknow, U.P. Hindustani Section: Mrs. Hajrah Begum, Servants of India Society's Home, Sandhurst Road, Bombay 4.

Hony. Secretary, A.-I. W. Education F·und Association .Mrs. Sew a Singh Gill, 23, Barakhamba Road, New Delhi.

Hony. Secretary, A.-I. Save the Children Committee Mrs. Urmila Mehta, 15th Road, Khar, Bombay 21.

Members-in-Charge of Sections and Sub-sections Social Section-lirs. Kitty Shiva Rao (in-charge), 4, Hardinge Avenue, New Delhi. Social Legislation-Mrs. Kitty Shiva Rao. Health Insurance-Mrs. Ilajrah Begum, Servants of India Sc ciety, Sandhurst Road, Bombay 4. Social Disabilities (Untouchability)-Mrs. Saudamini Mehta, 11, Rawdon Street, Calcutta. Traffic in lVomen and Children-Mrs. Renu Chakravarty, 8/13, Cornfield Road, Calcutta. Economic Sect,ion-Mrs. (in-charge), 24/1, Ballygunge. Cir- cular Road, Calcutta. Tea Plantations-Mrs. Renuka Ray. Labou.r-Mrs. Shantabai Mukherji, 517, Narayan Peth, Poona. · Indigenous Industries-Mrs. Jayashri Raiji, "Nisat", Darabshaw Road, Bombay 26. Health Section-Dr. liaitreyi Bose (in-charge), 47, Chowringhee Road, Calcutta. Housing & Sanitation-Mrs. M. S. H. Jhabwala "HermitaO'e" lOth Road, Khar, Bombay 21. ' 0 ' (v)

Food (Diet & Nutrition)-Dr. .1\Irs. Phulrenu Guha, 5, Janak Road, Calcutta. X ursing Services-Dr. K. Tarabai, Bunder Road, Karachi. Skippo Fund-Dr. l\Irs. IIirabai Joshi, 27, Peddar Road, Bombay 26. Education Section-l\Iiss Leilamani Naidu, Ilyderabad (Deccan). Political Section-l\Irs. Anasuyabai Kale (in-charge), Dhantoli, Nagpur. Cultural Section-Mrs. Kamala S. Dongerkery (in-charge), ''Sital1\Iahal" '\Valkeshwar Road, Bombay 6. Branch Representatives . .Andhra :-Shrimati Konda Parvathydevi, Guntur, S. India. A.~sam :-Mrs. Suprabha Goswami, "Narayanpur", Upland Road, Shillong. Baroda :-Miss Tara IIosangadi, Ram Nivas, Shivaji Road, Dondia Bazar, Baroda. Bengal Central :-Miss Amiya Das Gupta, Head Mistress, Carmichael Girls' School, Krishnagar, Dt. Nadia (Bengal). Bengal Bast :-Mrs. Sobhana Ray, 9, '\Vyer Street, P. 0. Wari, Dacca (Bengal). Bengal lVest:-Mrs. Shailabala De, Cjo. Sj. Kanai Lal De, Pleader, Bankura, (Bengal). Berar :-Mrs. Tarabai Ranadive, ~\.mraoti Camp, Berar. Bhavnagar :-Shrimati Gauriben Trivedi, Tapi Bhawan, '\Vaghawadi, Bhav­ nagar (). Bho1Jal :-Miss Mohani Srivastava, Bhopal State Women's Conference, C.I. Press Building, Bhopal, C.I. Bihar :-1\Irs. Vidyavati Varma, Cjo. Justice Varma, Patna. Bombay :-Mrs. Vimal Ranadive, " Bhuvan ", Sandhurst Road, Bombay 4. Calcutta :-Mrs. Sudha Mazumdar, 1, Robinson Street, Calcutta. C. P ...\""orth :-Mrs. K. Mehta, 13, Marhatal, Jubbulpore, C.P. C.l'. South :-l\Iiss Tara K. Pradhan, Krishna Bhuvan, Humpyard Road, Sita­ baldi, Nagpur, C.P. Cochin :-Mrs. Ruttan Nair, B.A., L.T., Cjo. President, '\Vomen's Association, Trichur, Cochin State. Delhi :-Mrs. Raksha Saran, 2, l\Ietcalf Road, Delhi. :-Shrimati Pushpavati Mehta, "Vikas Griha", P. 0. AnandnRgar, Ahmedabad. Gwalior :-Mrs. Chandrakala Sahai, 10, J. A. Hospital, Gwalior, C. I. llyderabad (Dn.) :-Mrs. Premlata Gupta, Bashir Baug, Hyderabad (Deccan). Ilyderabad (Sind) :-Mrs. Jasoti Parmanand l\Ielaney, Om Nivas, Gidu Road, Hyderabad (Sind). Indore :-l\Irs. Rajani Khandkar, 70, Jail Road, Indore C.I. Jath :-l\Iiss l\Ianorama Khabade, Kanyasala, (). (vi)

](anwtak :-Mrs. Umabai Kundapur, Karnatak Press, Hubli, S.M.C. l(aslunir :-Mrs. B. Ghani, J amallatta, Srinagar, Kashmir. J(olhapur :-Mrs. Urmila Sabnis, Rajaram Prasad, Shahupuri, . J(onkrzn :-1\Irs. R. Fattarpakar, Alibagh, Dt. Kolaba. J.lladras :-Shrimati Sita Devi, Sylvan Lodge, Mylapore, Madras. lllaharashtra:-Mrs. Yamutai Kirloskar, (Dt. Satara). lllalabar :-Mrs. Sita Rameshwari, Cjo. Mr. C. L. Ramaswami, Calicut, S. Malabar. J.llysore :-Mrs. Kamalamma Dasappa, Mahila Seva Samaja, P. 0. Basavangudi, BangaJore City. N.lV.F.P.-Mrs. Kazi Mir Ahmed, Ahmed Manzil, Peshawar Cant. N.W.F:P. Orissa:- Plwltan :-Mrs. Janakibai Godbole, Phaltan State (Deccan). Punjab Cenfral:-Mrs. Perin Ramesh Chandra, ''Kapilavastu", 14, Edwards Road, Lahore. Sandur:- :-l\Irs. Shantabai Kashalkar, C/o. H. II. Rani Saheb, Sangli, S.l\LC. Sind :-1\Ijss Sarala J ..Narsian, Principal, Girls High School, Sukkur, Sind. Tamil Nad :-Dr. Mrs. A. G. Gomathi, Ganapathi Vilas, Koilpatti, S.I.R. U. P. Agra :-Miss Sadhana Gupta, 14, Colvin Road, Allahabad, U.P. U. P. Ouclh:-Mrs. Susheila Dayal, 1, Cassels Road, Lucknow, U.P.

Members of the Executive Committee. Shrirnati Hansaben Mehta, President. ~\Irs. Kulsum Sayani, Hon. General Secretary. Dr. Mrs. 1\:Ialinibai Sukthankar, Han. Treasu,rer. Lady Rama Rau, lllember-in-charge, Constitution. Rajkumari Amrit Kaur, Patron. Shrimati Kamaladevi, Patron. l\Irs. Hannah Sen, Vice-President. :Mjss Leilamani Naidu, Vice-President. l\Irs. Lakshmi N. Menon. Mrs. Renuka Ray. 1\Irs. Kamalamma Dassappa, Branch Representative, Mysore. Mrs. Yamutai Kirloskar, Branch Rep1·esentative, lllaharashtra. l\Irs. Raksha Saran, Branch Representative, Delhi. :1J:rs. Sita Devi, Branch Representative, Madras. Central Office, A.-I.W.C. Miss Avabai l\Iehta, Secretary, Central Office, A.-I.W.C., · Lamington Road, Bombay 7. LIST OF DELEGATES.

ANDHRA Mrs. ~Iithan J. Lam Mrs. ~I:mjula Gandhi Shrimati Parvathydevi Miss l\ajoo Wadia Mrs. N. Chandramathi Miss Kapila Khandwala Mrs. A. Bhaskaramma :Mrs Bina Gokhale BARODA .l\Ir.s. Hulochana Wakde .Mrs. Hansa Mehta Miss Tara Hosangadi ~Irs. Gangabai Erande Dr. l\!iss D. H. Bana :Miss Rusnm Ranadive ~lis~ Kusum Patkar Misl4 Kamal Pawar i\Irs. Champubai Nadkarni l.'lrs. MaJati Nagarkar Mrs. Manoramabai Hosangatl i i\'Iis~ ...\hilya Ranadive Dr. Krishnabai Patil Mrs. Ma1ati Bedekar i\Iiss Sushiladevi Pandit ~lrs. Kumud Chaudhury l\II·s. Snehalatabai Arte :Mrs. Ka tic Raman l\Irs. Sudha Arte .Mrs. Nirmala Desai Mrs. Gangubai Patwardhan Mrs. Shirinbai Havewala BENGAL EAST CAIJCUTT.A Dr. Mrs. Phulrenu Guha Mrs. Henuka Ray BERAR l\lrs. .Ayf:sha Ahmed lH rs. lndira Bannerji !\Irs. rral'abai Ranadiv" Mrs. Savitri Sen l\liss Prabhavati Velankttr Miss Surlha Roy :Miss R.enu Bose B0::\1BAY Mrs. };anibala Roy .Mrs. K ulsum Sayani Miss Santa Bose Dr. l\Ialinibai Sukthanka1 ..Miss Jndulekha Roy Chaudln~ry l\lrs. Urmila Mehta Mi~s Snniti Pakrashi ~Irs. lVI. S. H. Jhabwaltl BOUTTI ~lrs. 1ndumati Phadke C. P. lJady Rama Rau Miss Tara Pradhan :Mrs. Vimal Ranadive Mrs. L. Gokhale Dr. :M::r·s. K. Gupte Dr. ,Mrs. Bhide Miss Daru Dr. Miss Jayawant Mr:::. Narmada Parekh Mrs. S:trala Bhave DJ·~!Jill M·:rs. l'rabhavati Gupte I:ajkumari Amrit Kaur .Mrs. l\la1ati Khale Mrs. Kitty Shiva Rao J'\Irs. ,J aishri Raiji Mrs. Raksha Saran (viii)

Miss K. Gupta Mrs. Shalinibai J oglekar ~fh;s Sarala Gupta Miss Seetabai Dayal · Miss -Amla Roy Miss Kamala Bokil l\lrs. Mohani Raw Mrs. Kundrani Gandhye Miss K. Wagle · GUJARAT Miss Lilavati Vyas J\[rs. Vatsala Subhedar l\fiss Mandakini Munsif KARNATAK. .Mrs. Ku~umben Shah Shrimati Kamaladevi Dr. Mrs. Shaherbanu Padamji Mi:;s Susheela Pradhan KONKAN Mrs. Premlila Mehta Mrs. Saraswatibai Inamdar Mrs. Pushpaben Mehta :Miss Charumati Y odh MADRAS :Mrs. Rukhi Gidwani Mrs. Sita Devi GW'.AIJ!OR Sister Subbalakshmi Ammal :Mrs. Jndirabai Bhagat Mrs. Pushpa Mahadevan

IIYDERABAD (Dn.) l\Irs. Sarojini Naidu Mrs. Saraswatibai Kirloskar 1\liss Leilamani Naidu Mrs. Indirabai Kirloskar l\Irs. Premlata Gupta Mrs. Anandibai Kirloskar 1\Trs. Ramabai Bhole Mrs. Yamutai Kirloskar l\Irs. Yashoda Chokhavatia Miss Banubai Deshpand~ Mrs. Pre mila Kulkarni Mrs. Kesharbai Shah l-.frs. Ahilyabai Kirloskar Mrs. Venubai Parchure :i\Hss Gourie Kirloskar Mrs. Malini Tulpule HYDERABAD (Sind) Miss Kamal Kamat Mrs. Tarabai Chitale Mrs. Parvati M. Pahlajani Mrs. Tarabai Patwardhan Mrs. Radharani Kishanchand Mrs. Indirabai Deodhar Miss A. Khemchand Mrs. Manoramabai Kharkar Miss S. C. Samtani Miss Tbakuri Lakhani MALABAR Mrs. Motil H. Advani l\liss Go pi T. J agtiani Miss K. E. Sharada Mrs. Vishni H. Malkani Miss P. Y ashoda Mrs .. Devki Narikkatiri JNDORE Mrs. Raj ani Khandkar MYSORE Miss G. S. Sikkanavis Mrs. Kamalamma Dasappa Miss V. S. Kher Mrs. B. Bhagirathibai (ix)

Mrs. A. Sharadamma l\Iiss Karuna Sayal Mrs. Ambabai :Miss Madan Kaur Mrs. Indirabai Vasudev Murti Mrs. Perin Rameshchandra Mrs. 1\I. S. Shrinivas Chari Mrs. Janak Sondi Mrs. Kamalabai V. 1\Iurti Bibi Raghbir Kaur ~Irs. D. Subba Rao 1\Iiss Shanta Tekchand Dr. Mrs. Ratnamma Isaac Shrimati Satyavati Mrs. Viola Isaac Shrimati Draupadiji Mrs. B. H. Saraswatibai Miss Nirmal Sheth Shrimati Sushiladevi ORISSA SIND Mrs. Saraladevi Mrs. Sarojini Chaudhury 1\Iiss Sarala N arsian Miss Sundari Malkani PUNJAB CENTRAL 1\Iiss Savitri l\1irchandani Shrimati Rameshwari Nehru U.P. AGRA 1\lrs. Sitadevi Chabildas Mrs. Sita Suri l\Irs. Hajrah Begum Miss Puran Mehta Mrs. Sulabha Gupta l\Iiss Raj Chowla Mrs. l\Ianorama Satin Miss Litto Rai Mrs. Sharada Gupta l\Irs. Shakuntala Gargaj Miss Hardevi Malkani Shri Purandai Miss Hamiel a N aqvi Miss Krishna Pasricha l\Irs. Santosh Anand Mrs. Sushila Bhatia U.P. OUDH Miss Swatantrata Bhagat 1\Irs. Vidyavathi Seth l\Irs. K. A. Dey Mrs. Vidyavathi Deblavi Mrs. Kamala Rathore Mrs. Sushila Kapur :Mrs. Lakshmi N. Menon Mrs. Shakuntala Sharda Miss Gladys Owen l\Irs. Surjit Kaur