Women’s Higher Education in the 19 Century

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"The book gives a detailed account of the growth of higher education of women in the 19 and 20 century in Western India. It examines the role of the Christian missionaries the male and the female intelligentsia and later the British Government who were the important agencies involved in promoting women’s education. Their efforts helped in laying the foundation of higher education of women which finally culminated in the establishment of the S.N.D.T. University in 1916 in the Bombay Presidency. This was the only full-fledged university for women. The period also saw the beginning of professional education of women. The professions women generally went in for was teaching, nursing and midwifery in Western India. This was also true for other presidencies as well. A comparative analysis of the growth of professional education of women is undertaken at the All-India level. The growth of education among women promoted political consciousness among them. It is significant to note that from the beginning of the national struggle women participated in it effectively though in a small number. It was only under Gandhiji that the educated women from urban areas and women from rural areas joined hand in the struggle for Swara. Thus, the book gives a graphic account of the socio-economic, political aspects of the growth of higher education of women in western and also in the whole of India."

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Gouri Srivastava

Dr. Gouri Srivastava is a Reader in Education at the Department of Women’s Studies, National Council of Education Research and Training. She has done her M.A. and M. Phil at the Jawaharlal Nehru University with high grade points. She did her Ph.D. from Delhi University. Dr. Srivastava has published widely in academic journals and is the author of Women Who Created History, Women’s Higher Education in the 19th Century, Education in India in A Historical Perspective. The Legend Makers Some Eminent Muslim Women of India and the Role of Begams of Bhopal in Educating Girls’ in the mid 19th and 20th Centuries. She is a recipient of Scholarships from Prestigious organizations such as the Indian Council of Historical Research (ICHR) and from Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR) for completing her doctoral work.

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Title
Women’s Higher Education in the 19 Century
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Edition
1st ed.
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ISBN
8170228239
Length
216p.
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