Hansa Jivraj Mehta
Hansa Jivraj Mehta (Jain)(3 July 1897 – 4 April 1995) was a reformist, social activist, educator, independence activist, feminist and writer from India. She was one of only two women delegates working alongside Eleanor Roosevelt in the UN Human Rights Commission 1946-48 ensuring the wording "all human beings" instead of "all men" in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Hansa Jivraj Mehta | |
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| Born | 3 July 1897 |
| Died | 4 April 1995 (aged 97) |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Spouse | Jivraj Narayan Mehta |
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