Annai Meenambal Sivaraj (

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: ; 26 December 1904 – 30 November 1992) was the first

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women president of the South India

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(SCF). She presided over the SCF Women's Conference held at

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, in 1944, which was attended by

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. She also presided over the All India SCF Women's Conference held at Bombay, on 6 May 1945. She was also one of the radical feminist leaders of the Self-Respect Movement.In 1937, Meenambal Sivaraj presided over the Tinnelveli District Third Adi Dravida Conference. 30 November – Remembering Annai Meenambal Sivaraj – First Dalit Woman President of South India Scheduled Castes Federation (SCF) http://velivada.com/2017/11/30/remembering-annai-meenambal-sivaraj/

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