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Gandhi managed to get the black act repealed in south africa with his non-violent resistance.

Her brother Victor died in France and because of the war she couldn’t be at his funeral.

A mutiny at Tanglin, where indian soldiers offered german prisoners of war- freedom and guns. The prisoners did not take them.

Why ?

Sophia became a nurse to tend to the Indian regiments of soldiers during ww1

The suffragist had to stop their work because of the war. Catherine’s german sympathies opened up a file on her.

Sophia as a sufragist did not do the census and refused to pay tax until she had the vote.

Sophia and other suffragettes were hurt and sexually assaulted by the police to keep them from parliament.

Gandhi was originally inspired by the WSPU before they became violent.

Sarla Devi, a feminist and indian nationalist is interesting in her own right.

“Even if they had, an Indian princess whose father had been a traitor and whose brother was a notorious bankrupt did not make Sophia much of a catch. Moreover mixed-race children were looked down upon and judged inferior.