When Begum Rokeya was born, Muslim girls were taught how to read the Quran but they were not taught to read or write Bangla. Rokeya too did not go the school but she studied Arabic, Persian, and Urdu with a tutor. She decided to devote herself to the cause of Muslim women, who were at that time backward, neglected and impressed Rokeya, contribution to women's education and emancipation is immense