Women's Indian Association (WIA)
WIA represented women of all races, religions and cultures. It allowed both Indian and European women to join it. It was Founded on 8 May 1917, in Adyar, Madras. Its first president was Annie Besant. Its secretaries were Margaret Cousins who was a teacher and Irish suffragist; Dorothy Jinarajadasa who was the Irish wife of a Sri Lankan Theosophist; Ammu Swaminathan and Malathi Patwardhan. The other founders included S. Ambujammal, Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay, Mary Poonen Lukose, Begam Hasrat Mohani, Saralabai Naik, Dhanvanthi Rama Rau, Muthulakshmi Reddy, Mangalammal Sadasivier, and Herabai Tata.