Women in modern India / Geraldine Forbes.
Forbes, Geraldine Hancock, 1943-| Call Number | 305.4/0954/09034 |
| Author | Forbes, Geraldine Hancock, 1943- author. |
| Title | Women in modern India / Geraldine Forbes. |
| Physical Description | 1 online resource (xix, 289 pages) : digital, PDF file(s). |
| Series | The new Cambridge history of India ; IV, 2 |
| Notes | Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 18 Nov 2015). |
| Contents | Reform in the nineteenth century: efforts to modernize women's roles -- Education for women -- emergence of women's organizations -- movement for women's rights -- Women in the nationalist movement -- Women's work in colonial India -- time of transition -- Women in independent India. |
| Summary | In a compelling study of Indian women, Geraldine Forbes considers their recent history 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 women's lives enabling them to take part in public life. Through their own accounts of their lives and activities, she documents the formation of their organisations, their participation in the struggle for freedom, their role in the colonial economy and the development of the women's movement in India since 1947. |
| Subject | Women India History 19th century. Women India History 20th century. |
| Multimedia |
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| Summary | In a compelling study of Indian women, Geraldine Forbes considers their recent history 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 women's lives enabling them to take part in public life. Through their own accounts of their lives and activities, she documents the formation of their organisations, their participation in the struggle for freedom, their role in the colonial economy and the development of the women's movement in India since 1947. |
| Notes | Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 18 Nov 2015). |
| Contents | Reform in the nineteenth century: efforts to modernize women's roles -- Education for women -- emergence of women's organizations -- movement for women's rights -- Women in the nationalist movement -- Women's work in colonial India -- time of transition -- Women in independent India. |
| Subject | Women India History 19th century. Women India History 20th century. |
| Multimedia |