Position of Women during East India Company

Position of Women during East India Company

Position of Women during East India Company

Position of Women during East India Company

Position of Women during East India Company

Position of Women during East India Company

Position of Women during East India Company

Position of Women during East India Company

Position of Women during East India Company

Position of Women during East India Company

Position of Women during East India Company

Position of Women during East India Company

Position of Women during East India Company

Position of Women during East India Company

  • Social reformers like Raja Ram Mohan Roy, Ishwarchandara Vidyasagar, and Jyotiba Phule worked to improve women’s status.
  • Peary Charan Sarkar initiated the first girls’ school in India in 1847.
  • Raja Ram Mohan Roy succeeded in abolishing the Sati system with the help of Governor Bentinck.
  • Efforts to introduce the concept of widow remarriage and movements for women’s freedom.
  • Examples of women who played crucial roles in the fight against British rule, such as Rani Lakshmi Bai.
  • Legislative enactments introduced for the protection and promotion of women’s rights.
  • Examples include the Act of Sati (abolish) 1829, The Hindu Widow Remarriage Act, 1856, and The Dowry Prohibition Act of 1961.
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