Actress Priyanka Chopra shared a quote on the occasion of Women’s Equality Day. She shared, “Well-behaved women seldom make history.”. This quote was given by Laurel Thatcher Ulrich, a Pulitzer Prize-winning American historian who is well-known for her work in early American history and history of women.
Priyanka has always been outspoken on the subjects related to women’s causes. Even on the occasion of Indian Independence , she even talked about the contribution of women in the indian freedom struggle. She also shared a video on India’s 74th Independence day on the women freedom fighters. The voice over of the video said, “Vande Mataram. They were queens. They were warriors. They were revolutionaries. They were messengers, supporters and of course many leaders. India’s freedom struggle gave birth to countless strong and fearless women leaders and each has played a unique part in the struggle.
The video so released had a montage of many great women who took part including Sarojini Naidu, Amrit Kaur, Aruna Asaf Ali, Captain Lakshmi Sahgal, Kamala Kaul, Kanaklata Barua, Kasturba Gandhi, to name a few.
Actress had also shared her views on the need to educate women and the problems that have cropped up in the wake of Covid-19 pandemic, lems that have cropped up in the wake of Covid-19 pandemic, she had written some time back, “One of the several challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic globally has been its impact on the education system. With classrooms going online for the immediate future, there is still uncertainty over what school will look like in the months to come. This uncertainty takes on another meaning for many girls around the world… the question isn’t when they will return to school—it’s if they will return at all. Due to ripple effects from COVID-19, experts predict that tens of millions more adolescent girls could remain out of school forever. We cannot let this happen.”
