num_pages: 312
description: The author traces the history of Indian women from the nineteenth century under colonial rule, to the twentieth century after Independence. She begins with the reform movement, established by men to educate women, and demonstrates how education changed their lives, enabling them to take part in public life. Through the women's own accounts, the author has compiled an accessible and immediate record of their achievements over the past two centuries, which will be of interest to students of South Asia and to anyone concerned with women and their history.
language: English
title: The New Cambridge History of India, Volume 4, Part 2: Women in Modern India
titlecomplete: The New Cambridge History of India, Volume 4, Part 2: Women in Modern India
genres: Nonfiction, History, Feminism, India
ratings_count: 33
series: New Cambridge History of India
publisher: Cambridge University Press