Womens Movement and Freedom Struggle
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During Vedic times, women had full equality in all spheres with men. However, over time, the social system became maleoriented for various reasons, and women found themselves subjugated to the will of the men in the family.
During India’s struggle for freedom from colonial rule, the fight for the emancipation of women gained momentum. Many women came to be accepted as great patriots and freedom fighters in there own right. They began to organise themselves to fight for their rights and the government came to recognise that it could no longer ignore their demand for equality.
The list of women who contributed to the movement for equality is unlimited. To name just a few, Sarojini Naidu, Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit, Aruna Asaf Ali and Rajkumari Amrit Kaur took up the fight on several fronts.
This book is an attempt to focus on the long and arduous struggle by women for their rights and for equality. That they were successful to a large extent is the fact that a woman even became the Prime Minister of India. Students of history, teachers, gender activists and all those interested in the movement that led to the liberation and emancipation of women in India will find this book not only useful for its archival material but also because of the spotlight it places on their efforts.
| Common | |
| Author | Rajkumar, Rameshwari Devi, Romila Pruthi |
| Binding | Hardcover |
| Edition | 1 |
| ISBN | 81-7132-273-5 |
| Language | English |
| Number Of Pages | viii+261 |
| Publication Year | 2011 |
| Publisher | Pointer Publishers, Jaipur |