An Indian Portia: Selected Writings of Cornelia Sorabji, 1866 to 1954

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Cornelia Sorabji was a social reformer, an author and the first woman to practise law in India and Britain. By the time poor sight ended her work in India, she had helped many hundreds of wives, widows and orphans. She also successfully organized a League for Infant Welfare, Maternity and District Nursing.

Her writings provide a priceless and fascinating documentation of one of India's most outstanding women of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Her noble career and valuable archives have left behind a heritage to the people of India and their causes. Her truly extraordinary life of dedication to public service, evident from her writings and ceaseless hard work deserve to be acknowledged and publicised. This book achieves both.

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Title
An Indian Portia: Selected Writings of Cornelia Sorabji, 1866 to 1954
Author
Edition
1st ed.
Publisher
Zubaan, 2011
ISBN
9788189884765
Length
702p., Illustrations; 25cm.
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