Question
Indian Feminist Historiography
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Answer
- Tarabai Shinde, Pandita Ramabai and Dr. Rukhamabai were feminist historians before independence.
- They wrote about employment of women, their right to political equality, treatment meted out to women at their workplace and gender discrimination.
- A lot of literature is available unfolding the viewpoint of Dalit women on problems like social class, caste, etc. In the post-independence era.
- Dr. Sharmila Rege included her essays on the autobiographies of Dalit women in her book, ‘Writing Caste, Writing Gender: Reading Dalit Women’s Testimonies.’
- Meera Kosambi’s book, ‘Crossing Thresholds: Feminist Essays in Social History’ contains essays on the life stories of women like Pandita Ramabai and Dr. Rukhamabai, the first practising lady Doctor of India.
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