Editing Sarojini Naidu (section)

===Early oratory===
Beginning in 1904, Naidu became an increasingly popular orator, promoting [[Indian independence movement|Indian independence]] and [[women's rights]], especially [[women's education]].<ref name="Raman2006" /> Her oratory often framed arguments following the five-part rhetorical structures of [[Nyaya]] reasoning.<ref name="Shekhani2017" /> She addressed the [[Indian National Congress]] and the Indian Social Conference in Calcutta in 1906.<ref name="Raman2006" /> Her social work for flood relief earned her the [[Kaisar-i-Hind Medal]] in 1911<ref name="Raman2006" /><!-- The reason for the medal being awarded seems unclear. Two sources say she was awarded it for her flood relief [1] [4] work in Hyderabad. Another says it was for her work during the plague epidemic  [2]. A third source simply says that it was awarded 'in recognition of her accomplishments' [3]. Needs verification/citation.

Sources:
1. http://upgovernor.gov.in/en/post/smt-sarojini-naidu
2. http://www.streeshakti.com/bookS.aspx?author=10
3. https://www.encyclopedia.com/women/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/naidu-sarojini-1879-1949
4. cited Encyclopedia of India entry-->, which she later returned in protest over the April 1919 [[Jallianwala Bagh massacre]].{{citation needed|date=October 2021}}  She met [[Muthulakshmi Reddy]] in 1909, and in 1914 she met [[Mahatma Gandhi]], whom she credited with inspiring a new commitment to political action.<ref name="Iyer">{{cite book|last=Iyer|first=N Sharada|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4D9b4QSeoMIC|title=Musings on Indian Writing in English: Poetry|publisher=Sarup & Sons|year=1964|isbn=9788176255745|pages=135|access-date=1 July 2013}}</ref> She was the first woman President of the Indian National Congress and first Indian woman to preside over the INC conference .

With Reddy, she helped established the [[Women's suffrage#India|Women's Indian Association]] in 1917.<ref name="Raman2006" /><ref name="Pasricha">{{Cite book |last=Pasricha |first=Ashu |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=p-j4fWQxpGIC&q=naidu+Women%27s+Indian+Association+%28WIA%29&pg=PA24 |title=The political thought of Annie Besant |publisher=Concept Pub. Co. |year=2009 |isbn=978-81-8069-585-8 |location=New Delhi |pages=24}}</ref> Later that year, Naidu accompanied her colleague [[Annie Besant]], who was the president of [[Home Rule League]] and Women's Indian Association, to advocate [[universal suffrage]] in front of the Joint Select Committee in [[London]], [[United Kingdom]].She also supported the [[Lucknow Pact]], a joint  [[Hindu–Muslim unity|Hindu–Muslim]] demand for British political reform, at the Madras Special Provincial Council.<ref name="Raman2006" /> As a public speaker, Naidu's oratory was known for its personality and its incorporation of her poetry.