Parvatibai Athavale (1870 – 1955) was a close associate of Dr. Dhondo Keshav Karve, one of India's great social reformers.

She made major contributions in social upliftment of women, particularly Hindu widows.

[1] Parvatibai Athavale was born in 1870 in Devrukh, a small town in Kokan region on the west coast of India.

She gave birth to three children after her marriage but only one son (Mr. Narayan Mahadev Athavale) survived.

Later in her life, Parvatibai went to the U.S. to collect funds and donations for the widow education and upliftment, in associated with Karve.