By the turn of the century, the condition of women had little to be happy about. The birth of a girl
child was considered to be unfortunate. Girls were merried in childhood. Polygany was permit-
ted. Women had no right to property or divorce.
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Other than certain part of our country, birth of a girl child is always considered misfortune by most of the people.
- Girls were married to elderly man and till 1856, remarrying was not an option for girls after death of husband.
- Man could marry multiple women but a woman can’t do the same. Polygamy was allowed till 1956 in India.
- Even properties inheritance for women was not legal till 2015. Still some of the part of that law is also need to be changed on behalf of women.
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