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This lesson discusses the status of widows in 19th century India, the legalisation of widow remarriage, and the issues associated with implementation of the legalisation. It discusses various social problems and social reformers related to the issue of widow remarriage.
8 lessons • 1h 5m
Overview: Reform Movements for Women in 19th Century
11:20mins
Bengal Sati Regulation, 1829
8:57mins
Widow Remarriage Act 1856
6:37mins
Female Infanticide Prevention Act 1870
3:18mins
Age of Consent Act 1891
12:42mins
Education for Women
7:53mins
Prominent Women of Modern India (Part 1)
8:57mins
Prominent Women of Modern India (Part 2)
6:04mins