Sarojini Naidu was a poet and politician born in India in 1879 who played a pivotal role in women's empowerment and the Indian independence movement. She dedicated her life to fighting for independence from Britain and advocating for women's rights. Some of her major accomplishments included awakening women across India to join the independence movement, becoming the first woman president of the Indian National Congress in 1925, participating in Gandhi's Salt Satyagraha campaign of civil disobedience in 1930, and helping draft legislation guaranteeing women's right to vote in India in 1931. She remained actively involved in the independence movement until her death in 1949.