22. Women’s Movements in India (History Quiz)

22. Women’s Movements in India (History Quiz) Questions

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  When the first schools were opened in the mid-nineteenth century why many people were afraid of them?
  A. They felt it would prevent girls from doing their domestic duties.
  B. They would become impure
  C. They felt that going to public places would have a corrupting influence on them
  D. Both A and C

  Answer - D

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  When the first schools were opened in the mid-nineteenth century, many people were afraid of them.
  1. They feared that schools would take girls away from home, prevent them from doing their domestic duties.
  2. Girls had to travel through public places in order to reach school. Many people felt that this would have a corrupting influence on them. They felt that girls should stay away from public spaces.

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