Index:The Position of Women in Indian Life.djvu

Title	The Position of Women in Indian Life
Author	Chimnabai II, Maharani of Baroda and Siddha Mohana Mitra
Year	1912
Publisher	Longmans, Green, and Co.
Location	London, New York, Bombay, Calcutta
Source	djvu
Progress	To be proofread
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CONTENTS

CHAPTER I

THE WOMAN MOVEMENT

Most remarkable Feature of Twentieth Century—Widespread Character of Movement—Its earnest Nature—Communal Life of Primitive Times—Nomadic Existence—Home of the earliest Indo-Europeans—Position of their Women—Woman equal to Man—Rise of the Horde, the Tribe, the Nation—No lasting Union between Man and Woman—Marriage a later Institution—Woman the domestic Toiler—Man the outside Labourer—Woman as Planter and Harvester—Fixed Habitations replace Tents—Heroic Age for Woman in most Lands—Her Position in the Ramayana and Mahabharata—Sita and Draupadi—Hebrew Heroic Age of Women—Miriam—Deborah's Song of Victory—Moslem Women of Arabia—Equal Rights with Men—Prophet's Views on Woman's Sphere—His Wives Khadija and Ayesha—His Daughter Fatima—His Granddaughter Zainab—Woman's Position when Moslem Rule was at its Height—Under Mansur, Rashid-el-Mamun, Harun-al-Rashid—Her Decline—Woman in ancient Egypt—In Greece—Italy—Germany—Britain—Her Progress checked—The Age of Chivalry in Europe—Intellectual Distinction of mediæval Women—Lady Professors—German Women's Equality in Trade—Corporations of Women Workers in France—French Women as Governors of their Estates—Renaissance and Woman—Licentiousness of French Court of Marguérite de Valois—Intellectual Culture of French Women of Seventeenth Century—Madame de Maintenon—Mademoiselle de Scudery—Madame de Sevign — Under Charles II. in England — Pope's Epistle "To a Lady" The lower Classes during the Eighteenth Century in Europe— Higher Education of Nineteenth Century — Countries where Woman is most emancipated—Her Position in Russia—Her History in England—Her legal Position Public Posts open to her—Causes of Educational Movement of Nineteenth Century—Rise of middle Classes—Development of Commerce—Women's political Influence—Mrs. Humphry Ward's Books—Lady Randolph Churchill's " Reminiscences"—Position of Indian Women—Laws of Manu—Foreign Invasions of India Woman's backward Condition—Education her Salvation—Sheridan on feminine Culture—Dearth of Female Teachers in India—Mr. de la Fosse's Opinion—Indian Women's Duty to co-operate with Government in educational Matters—Kant on Education—Ideal feminine Education—India's abstract Methods—Evils of exclusively literary Training—Manual Occupations for Women—Defect of English System—Its Success—Difference between Woman Question in England and India—Woman's philanthropic Work—Her mental and physical Capacity—The female Brain—Few Women Geniuses—Great feminine Rulers—Razia Begum—Nurighan—Begum of Bhopal—Ahalya Bai—Queen Victoria—Women's social Work—Harriet Beecher Stowe—Elizabeth Fry—Woman's Lack of Organization—Guidance of Man necessary—Her Inaccuracy—Excessive Sentiment—Instability—Quick Intuition—Sympathy—Moral Sense—Difficult Problem of ideal Education for Women—Need of Caution—Professional Career should not exclude domestic Life—Mixed Primary Education Mixed Schools in Baroda—Compulsory System there—Higher Girls' Schools and Female Training College in Baroda—Maharaja of Baroda's Speech on Women's Education at Meeting of Bombay Sanitary Association—Queen Mary's Hostel for Training in Domestic Science—English-women's Part in Indian Women's Education—Lady Amherst and Miss Cook—Educational Ideal—Aim of Woman's Education Co-operation with Man.

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