[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Polity, law and society](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity) › [The Position of Women in Hindu Civilisation, from Prehistoric Times to the Present Day](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.altekar-1938) › c19.s1.124 # The Position of Women in Hindu Civilisation, from Prehistoric Times to the Present Day c19.s1.124 The Position of Women in Hindu Civilisation, from Prehistoric Times to the Present Day c19.s1.124 - **Language:** English ### [c19.s1.124](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.altekar-1938.c19.s1.124) Strīdhana, origin of, 259-60; powers of women over, 245, 261, 266-72; scope of, 262-4; differences among jurists about, 265-6; inheritance to, 272-5; general survey of, 275-6; future development of, 277-8, 298. - [Previous: c19.s1.123](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.altekar-1938.c19.s1.123) - [Next: c19.s1.125](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.altekar-1938.c19.s1.125) - [Up: c19.s1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.altekar-1938.c19.s1) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.altekar-1938.c19.s1.124](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.altekar-1938.c19.s1.124) · Pramāṇa