Why do we celebrate National Women’s Day on Sarojini Naidu's birth anniversary?

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National Women’s Day

To recognise Naidu's work, National Women's Day is celebrated on her birth anniversary — February 13

Popular works

Some of her works are The Golden Threshold and The Broken Wing: Songs of Love, Death and the Spring

Political career

She became the first woman president of INC and joined the Salt Satyagraha with Mahatma Gandhi

Famous quote

"Oh, we want a new breed of men before India can be cleansed of her disease"