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The term '''Mother of the Nation''' refers to a female leader or female politician who led her [[country]] to independence or had a big, positive influence on her country, and who is highly [[Honour|honored]] by her country. | |||
==List== | |||
The following women are still often called the "Mother" of their respective nations. | |||
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! Nation | |||
! Title (native) | |||
! Title (translation) | |||
! class="unsortable" | Notes | |||
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| [[Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib]]<br> | |||
| {{flag|Bangladesh}} | |||
| Jatira Maa ({{lang|bn|জাতীর মা}}) | |||
| Mother of the Nation | |||
| Wife of the Founder of Bangladesh, and current Mother of the Prime Minister of Bangladesh.<ref>{{Cite news |title =Cabinet Pays Homage to Bangladesh's Founding President Sheikh Mujibur Rahman |url =http://newagebd.net/146076/cabinet-pays-homage-to-bangladeshs-founding-president-sheikh-mujibur-rahman/ |newspaper =New Age |access-date =9 December 2015 |archive-date =22 December 2015 |archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20151222121518/http://newagebd.net/146076/cabinet-pays-homage-to-bangladeshs-founding-president-sheikh-mujibur-rahman/ |url-status =dead }}</ref> | |||
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| [[Adelaide Hoodless]]<br>[[Image:Christina Ann Smith of Hamilton.jpg|border|100px|Mother of the Nation of Canada]] | |||
| {{flag|Canada}} | |||
| N/A | |||
| Mother of the Nation | |||
| A Canadian educational reformer and administrator who founded the international women's organization known as the [[Women's Institute]]. She is also credited with [[National Council of Women of Canada]]. | |||
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| [[Sarojini Naidu]]<br>[[File:Sarojini Naidu 1964 stamp of India.jpg|border|100px|Mother of the Nation of India]] | |||
''(Nightingale of India)'' | |||
| {{flag|India}} | |||
| In most Indian languages:<br/>[[International Alphabet of Sanskrit Transliteration|ISAT]]:''Rāśhțramatā''<br/>[[Devanagari]]:राष्ट्रमाता | |||
| Mother of the Nation | |||
| This title was not an official title and has no records in the National Archives of India. Indian constitution (Art. 18) prohibits the State from conferring any titles.<ref>{{cite web|title=Constitution of India|url=http://indiacode.nic.in/coiweb/welcome.html|website=Ministry of Law and Justice (Legislative Department)|publisher=GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE (LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT)|access-date=23 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150223171017/http://indiacode.nic.in/coiweb/welcome.html|archive-date=2015-02-23|url-status=dead}}</ref> | |||
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| [[Whina Cooper|Dame Whina Cooper]]<br>[[Image:Whina Cooper in Hamilton.jpg|border|100px|Mother of the Nation of New Zealand]] | |||
| {{flag|New Zealand}} | |||
| Te Whaea o te Motu | |||
| Mother of the Nation | |||
| She was elected first president of the new [[Māori people|Maori Women's Welfare League]]. | |||
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| Miss. [[Fatima Jinnah]]<br>[[File:Muhammad Ali Jinnah with Fatima Jinnah.jpg|border|100px|Mother of the Nation of Pakistan]] | |||
| {{flag|Pakistan}} | |||
| Mādar-e Millat ({{lang|ur|مادرملت یعنی قوم کی ماں}}) & Khātūn-e Pākistān (Urdu: — "Lady of Pakistan") ({{lang|ur|خاتونِ پاکستان}}) | |||
| Mother of the Nation/Leader of Pakistani Women Rights | |||
| [[Stateswoman]] and Sister of the founder of Pakistan, leading member of the [[All-India Muslim League|Muslim League]] and Campaigned for first Presidential elections of Pakistan in 1964, with the support of [[Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Ahmed |first=Akbar S. |author-link=Akbar Ahmed |year=1997 |title=Jinnah, Pakistan and Islamic Identity: The Search for Saladin |url=https://www.nytimes.com/books/first/a/ahmed-jinnah.html |publisher=Routledge |page=12 |isbn=0-415-14965-7 |access-date=2016-09-14 |via=The New York Times|quote=Fatima is known as the Madr-e-Millat, Mother of the Nation, in Pakistan}}</ref> | |||
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| [[Winnie Madikizela-Mandela]]<br>[[Image:Winnie Mandela.jpg|border|100px|Mother of the Nation of South Africa]] | |||
| {{flag|South Africa}} | |||
| Moeder van die nasie | |||
| Mother of the Nation | |||
| Late Wife of First President of post-[[apartheid]] South Africa, A member of the (ANC) political party, she served on the ANC's National Executive Committee and headed its Women's League.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.un.org/en/events/mandeladay/2010/observance2010.shtml |title=Nelson Mandela International Day, July 18, For Freedom, Justice and Democracy |publisher=Un.org |accessdate=2013-03-22}}</ref> | |||
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| [[Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother]]<br>[[Image:Queen_Elizabeth_the_Queen_Mother_portrait.jpg|border|100px|Mother of the Nation of Great Britain]] | |||
| {{flag|United Kingdom}} | |||
| Late Mother of War Time | |||
| Mother of the Nation, The Queen Mother | |||
| First native Queen of Consort since the Tudor Times. | |||
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| [[Abigail Adams|Abigail Smith Adams]]<br>[[Image:Abigail Adams.jpg|border|100px|Mother of the Nation of America]] | |||
| {{flag|United States}} | |||
| First Lady | |||
| Mother of the Nation. | |||
| She is famous for her early advocacy of several divisive causes, including women’s rights, female education and the [[Abolition of slavery]]. | |||
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== Related pages == | |||
* [[Father of the Nation]] | |||
==References== | |||
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[[Category:Nationalism]] | |||
[[Category:Women]] | |||