Women, Caste and Reform

Which social reformer was instrumental in abolishing the practice of Sati in India?

• Raja Ram Mohan Roy

• Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar

• Jyotirao Phule

Which reformer worked extensively for the upliftment of widows and promoted widow remarriage in Bengal?

• • Swami Vivekananda

• • Dayananda Saraswati

• • Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar

Sati is a ______________________.

• • A dance form

• • A ritual where a widow burns herself on her husband's funeral pyre

• • A place where women were not allowed.

Who wrote the book Amar Jiban

• Rashsundari Debi

• Savitribai Phule

• Pandita Ramabai

Raja Rammohun Roy founded a reform association known as

• Brahmo Sabha

• Arya Samaj

• Satya Shodhak Samaj

Hindu Widow Remarriage Act was passed in

• 1855

• 1856

• 1857

State whether True or False - Throughout the nineteenth century, most educated women were taught at home by liberal fathers or husbands.

• True

• False

Can you think of how social customs and practices were discussed in the pre-printing age when books, newspapers, and pamphlets were not readily available?