The Position of Women in Hindu Civilisation, from Prehistoric Times to the Present Day c5.29

c5.29

General prejudice against female heirs, 279-80; brotherless daughter first succeeds in becoming an heir: history of her right, 280-5; a daughter with brothers an heir in Vedic age if unmarried, 285-7; only one Smṛiti recognises her heirship, 288-90; others provide her with a marriage portion only, 290-2; suggestions for some changes in the present law, 293-9; the widow not an heir in early times : why, 99-101; she was recognised as an heir in *c.* 200 A. D. by some jurists, 302-3; opposition of other jurists to her claim, 303-4; battle among jurists, 304-8; governments oppose widow's right, 309-310; her right recognised all over the country after *c.* 1,100 A. D., 309-10; further important concessions in the Dāyabhāga school, 310-3; widow gets a limited estate, 313-6; were religious gifts an exception? divergent epigraphic evidence on the point, 316-9; Mitramiśra half-inclined to make the widow a full owner, 319-20; modern law and the changes suggested in it, 321-3; mother, grand-mother and Sapiṇḍa widows as heirs, 323-7; women's rights at partition, 327-330; a general resume; 330-3.