Pritilata Waddedar was a revolutionary nationalist from Bengal known for freedom struggle movement against British. She was the first Indian woman revolutionary to fight the British. She was a member of the revolutionary group headed by Surya Sen known for Chittagong Armoury Raid in 1930.
In 1932 she joined Surya Sen's revolutionary group. Pritilata took part in many raids like attacks on the Telephone & Telegraph offices of British. She along with Kalpana Dutta was given the plan to lead the group to attack Pahartali European Club. Kalpana Dutta got arrested 7 days before attack and Pritilata carried the mission alone, leading 15 men revolutionaries.
She dressed herself as a Punjabi male and her group attacked the club. She got wounded by a bullet and was trapped by the British police. She swallowed cyanide and committed suicide to avoid the arrest.She was only 21 then. Now there is a plaque in her memory at the place where she committed suicide. A trust named Birkannya Pritilata Trust has been founded in her memory. Bangladeshi writer Selina Hossain recalls Pritilata as an ideal for every woman.