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Hollins University Hollins Digital Commons Mildred E. Persinger Papers Manuscript Collections 1977 Letter from Savitri Nigam to Mildred Persinger, July 5, 1977 Anne Walker Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.hollins.edu/persinger-papers  Part of the Women's History Commons Recommended Citation Walker, Anne, "Letter from Savitri Nigam to Mildred Persinger, July 5, 1977" (1977). Mildred E. Persinger Papers. 103. https://digitalcommons.hollins.edu/persinger-papers/103 This Letter is brought to you for free and open access by the Manuscript Collections at Hollins Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Mildred E. Persinger Papers by an authorized administrator of Hollins Digital Commons. For more information, please contact lvilelle@hollins.edu, millerjc@hollins.edu. Mrs . Savi t r i Ui :1am G 1 An.nd Niket.n New 'Delhi 110021 ··~~ -..Indii Jut 't. $, 1917. ,., My de.r /dildred, . . -+.r....; .. ~. As you ire aware , the Indian Hous wives ·fege r~tion, which is a re gistered body .ind which h~s· Deen ·v/Qrking for the w21f iiire, enli ~htenment and s._:fegu~r i,ng the .i.n~e:i::est of the housewives since the l.ist eight yejrs, h•i ~.ken up. v.irious activities. It works thro.u,gh sm-11 clubs,. 5 units of 25m<:!mbe rs forni .club .ind 5 club$ f,prrp Q chip.t~.r. Thus, we .;.re .airnin-:3 . .it r -.=a ching • m.ijo,.ritv 0f the· edua..it,ed ind .. {,, 1,, 'f ,. semi-educated house?wiv es. While we are loojtng< ifter the in t e rests of the v ry poor and uneducited no~sewives, we are .ilso prep.i ring the house ,v ives, who .ire more educ.ted and enl i 1ht ened , to serve them. We hiv~ tiken up• project to open a creche where th~ childr~n of th ~wEH.tk•N\c~men -labourers will be looked .fter for th, whole diy ind they will be fed with nutritious food l!~« milk, por~idge ind biscuits. Ws hive .1re.idy surveyed Bisint Gton, , W(e hive got • pl.ce .nd a group of soci~l ,'.MPt~er,· to .y.o;k,. only f or a nominal honorarium. Three of these womtn ire Montessori-tr.iined. But due to paucity of funds, we hive not been .ible to take it. ~ We h.ive .nothe r project which we will tik~ up during the course of the Intern.tion.l Child Yeir in 1979. This project has been aimed .t looking ifter unm~rried and unprote cted pregnant mo the rs • . Moit of. sµi:;h .l.idies die it the time of.delivery or if 1th~y survive th~:t,r children are so .nemic th.it they get miny dise.s,s like rickets. We .re going to select~ such women in Delhi and look after them by giving them a c•rd which will enable them to ~et medicil check-ups, fr•• milk supply .ind other nutritious foods prescriped by ~he Qoctors • . . ' ' We would like to know whether such S(:hemes would get any help from the IWY Tribune Follow-up ' Project Section. We hive got committed enthusiistic workers who ire re~dy to serve thG lesser fortunate children and women. If you have got .iny other scheme which fits in with your own pattern , please l et us know~ We will be vory J lad to t~ke it u~ ~nd implement it effi~i~ntly. Hopin g to heir fro m you .. s~on, ~i:t~ V(~+m reg.rds, YQurs sincerely, _ ~l · f'{,o,CUM ~s . ?•~itri Nigam C 

Letter from Savitri Nigam to Mildred Persinger, July 5, 1977

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