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*Frontmatter, pg. i*Contents, pg. vii*List of Illustrations. List of Tables, pg. ix*Preface, pg. xi*Acknowledgments, pg. xv*Note on Transliteration. List of Abbreviations, pg. xviii*CHAPTER ONE. Traditional Roles of Women in Bengali Society, pg. 1*CHAPTER TWO. The "Condition of Women" Issue: The Impetus for Reform, pg. 26*CHAPTER THREE. Expanding Horizons: The Education of the Bhadramahila, pg. 60*CHAPTER FOUR. Changing Conjugal Relations, pg. 109*CHAPTER FIVE. Motherhood and Child Rearing, pg. 151*CHAPTER SIX. Domestic Life: The Role of the Bhadramahila as Housewife, pg. 186*CHAPTER SEVEN. The Erosion of Purdah, pg. 228*CHAPTER EIGHT. Between Domesticity and Public Life: Voluntary Associations and Philanthropic Activity, pg. 271*CHAPTER NINE. The Bhadramahila in Public Life: Employment and Politics, pg. 309*Conclusion, pg. 357*Biographical Notes, pg. 363*Bibliography, pg. 375*Index, pg. 393*Backmatter, pg. 403

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      Publisher: Princeton University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 08/12/2015
      ISBN13: 9780691628189, 978-0691628189
      ISBN10: 0691628181

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      Table of Contents
      *Frontmatter, pg. i*Contents, pg. vii*List of Illustrations. List of Tables, pg. ix*Preface, pg. xi*Acknowledgments, pg. xv*Note on Transliteration. List of Abbreviations, pg. xviii*CHAPTER ONE. Traditional Roles of Women in Bengali Society, pg. 1*CHAPTER TWO. The "Condition of Women" Issue: The Impetus for Reform, pg. 26*CHAPTER THREE. Expanding Horizons: The Education of the Bhadramahila, pg. 60*CHAPTER FOUR. Changing Conjugal Relations, pg. 109*CHAPTER FIVE. Motherhood and Child Rearing, pg. 151*CHAPTER SIX. Domestic Life: The Role of the Bhadramahila as Housewife, pg. 186*CHAPTER SEVEN. The Erosion of Purdah, pg. 228*CHAPTER EIGHT. Between Domesticity and Public Life: Voluntary Associations and Philanthropic Activity, pg. 271*CHAPTER NINE. The Bhadramahila in Public Life: Employment and Politics, pg. 309*Conclusion, pg. 357*Biographical Notes, pg. 363*Bibliography, pg. 375*Index, pg. 393*Backmatter, pg. 403

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