The Position of Women in Hindu Civilisation, from Prehistoric Times to the Present Day c17.2

c17.2

We have now finished the task of describing the history and vicissitudes of the status and condition of women in the course of the long history of Hindu civilisation. We saw how the position, powers, status and disabilities of the daughter, the wife and the widow went on changing in course of time. Women once enjoyed considerable freedom and privileges in the spheres of family, religion and public life; but as centuries rolled on, the situation went on changing adversely. On the other hand we found that the proprietary rights went on gradually expanding in spite of the growing tendency to regard women as unfit for independence.