Professor N R Farooqi is MA History from University of Allahabad; Doctorate from Wisconsin University; started as lecturer in University of Allahabad; Also served as Professor of History at the Lal
A pioneering scholar in gender studies, Maithreyi Krishnaraj was formerly professor and director, and presently Senior Honorary Fellow, Research Centre for Women's Studies, SNDT Women's University.
Saralabebi Chaudhurani (9 September 1872 – 18 August 1945) was a social reformer who founded the first women's organization in India called the Bharat Stree Mahamandal in Allahabad in 1910.