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OVERVIEW 19TH CENTURY REFORMS FOR WOMEN BY NANDINI MAHARAJ
ABOUT ME BA (Hons.) in History from Lady Shri Ram MA in Applied Human Rights from Sheffield Hallam University Love to teach, read and dance
AREAS OF REFORM FOR WOMEN 1. Sati (Bengal Sati Regulation, 1829) 2. Widow remarriage (Hindus Widow Remarriage Act 1856) 3. Age of Consent Act, 1891 4. Female Infanticide 5. Education for Women
AGENCY OF WOMEN Initially (early 19th century), agency of women in the battle for their emancipation was missing Women became a curency for the British government and . .Women became a currency for the British government and Indian intelligentsia to demonstrate their superiority The site of contestation between tradition and modernity .Women were considered either victims of male oppression when forced to commit sati/into an early marriage etc, or victims of ideological brainwash when following social protocol voluntarily
IMPORTANT WOMEN OF MODERN INDIA 1. Rani Gaidinliu 2. Rani Laxmibai 3. Rani Ahilyabai Holkar 9. Pritilata Wadde 4. Rani Chinnamma 5. Sister Nivedita 6. Kanaklata Barua 7. Kalpana Dutt 8. Aruna Asaf Ali 10. Sucheta Kriplani (also: Lal Ded, Rani Rudramanidevi)