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In any organized mass movement around the globe women’s contribution and role cannot be undermined. In the freedom struggle of our nation, Assamese women played a tremendous role and many of them have sacrificed their lives to the noble cause of the nation. However, till 1915 there was no organized movement or women’s participation in social and political fields of Assam. The formation of Dibrugrah Mahila Samiti in 1915 marked the beginning of women’s organization in the Brahmaputra Valley of Assam. The emergence of Gandhiji in the India’s political scene, his tremendous confidence in women’s capability and his high inspiration of the women of Assam, encouraged the women to fight for the cause of the nation. Gandhiji’s visit to Assam in 1921 gave enough sense of self -confidence to the women and they were dawn to the national political life by his charismatic personality. The present study is an attempt to bring out the role played by women of Assam especially in the Brahmaputra Valley in different phases of the freedom moment of India from 1921 – 1942.

Women, contribution, Freedom Movement, Assamese.