What was the attitude of liberal and conservative Indians towards women's reading? How did women like kailashb ashaini Debi respond to this in her writing?
Answers
In the late 19th-century life of women changed drastically.
In 1854 women education and employment were acknowledged by East India Companys Programm named Wood's Dispatch.
Focus on female education from primary level became focused.
However, it was more restricted to the rich sections of the society.
Women like Kailash Ashwini Debi represented the change in women's education through her many literary works.
Missionaries and social reformers supported and this further made women uplift their skills.
Answer:
(i) Liberal husbands and fathers began educating their women folk at home and sent them to schools.
(ii) Conservative Hindus believed that a literate girl would be widowed and Muslims feared that educated women would be corrupted by reading romantic books. Kailashbashini Debi wrote books highlighting the experiences of women-how women were imprisoned at home, kept in ignorance, forced to do hard domestic labour
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