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ABSTRACT Swami Vivekananda is one of the most influential contemporary Indian thinkers who has made significant contribution to education. Rooted in the Indian philosophical tradition and inspired by the sage Shri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa, Vivekananda sought to transform India and the world through education. He strived hard for educating the young men and women of India by establishing monasteries for spiritual training and missionaries for social service. According to Vivekananda, education is neither book learning nor the collection of facts but the manifestation of the perfection that is already there in us. Vivekananda is the first monk to uphold and do work for freedom and equality of women and realized the importance of women for the society as well as the Nation. He insisted that women should be put in the position of power to solve their own problems in their own way and this cannot be possible without education. He engaged throughout his life for the development of women education .His objective of education is man making and character building ,these principles also applied in women education. In India women still suffering from many chronic problems such as physical, social, political, cultural, economical etc. This situation may be removed and empowering them through proper education. Because of the importance of the women education various women universities, colleges were opening today for women empowerment and make them strong and independent. The present paper clearly shows the thoughts and ideas of Swami Vivekananda on women education and women empowerment.