Raghav JhunjhunwalaAIR 4 · CSE 2025 · 168 wordsTheir whole copy
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Women's organizations in pre-Indep. India acted as 1st wave of feminism and shed light upon status of women as equal participants..
I. 19th century
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(1) Reforms movement led to social Reformers led organizations: (male)
| RRMR | | IC vidyasagar | (Bengal)
Atmiya Sabha Brahmo samaj
campaigns for widow Remarriage, etc.
| Phule couples | (Maharashtra)
| Challenges | | Impacts |
(1) Female leadership was missing. (2) Limited Regional Expanse. (3) Paternistic (charitable) attitude of organization. → layed the foundation for female mobilization in freedom struggle + socio-Economic improvement.
II. 20th century
→ This marked the beginning of predominance of women-led orgs (for the women, "By the women")
Prominent Examples
I. Political → Bharat Stree mahamandal (Sarla Devi C.) → AIWC (margaret Cousins)
II. miscellaneous → mahila Arya Samaj (Pt. Ramabai)
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Impact Analysis : (1) Increased Regional Expanse (2) Diversity of organizations ↑sed (3) Active Role of women in freedom struggle
Close · a summary
Thus, women Orgs. played a critical role in mobilization acors regions & domains.