International Gender - Week 2
(India)

Nationalism + Women' Role

Independence

Partition

Santayana

Britain during the same time period

  • Burning Witches
  • Woman couldnt vote

Independence gained in 1947, Muslims believed they would become a marginalized group after independence and therefore fought to be separate from India (partitioned)


  • 1947 was independence and both the partition date, this was outlined by the Salt March lead by Gandhi


  • Independence was granted after the labour government got into power in Britain

India split into India and Pakistan which stood for:


P - Punjab
A - Afghania
K - Kashmir
I - Indus or Islam
S - Sindh
T - Balchistan/ Begal/Assan
A
N - Land of the Pure (Urdu, Persian)

Dominion status - Rather than independence, just apart of the commonwealth realm, 'independent' but still under British Empire's restrictions/power and must fight for them in any wars


  • India were refused Dominion status in 1942

Countries to get dominion status:

  1. Canada
  2. Australia
  3. New Zealand
  4. Newfoundland
  5. South Africa
  6. Irish Free State
    (1926 Imperial Conference)

Womens independence used to get a higher moral ground, to try and get independence - show Britain that they were progressive enough to self rule


  • Therefore allowed women's organisations to exist
  • Middle class women, polygamy, remarriage etc.

The Salt March
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The Anglo-Indian War 

  •  1686–1690
  • Biological function to reproduce the nation

Liddle & Joshi - Daughters of Independence (Reading)

Men used their ability and privilege to push women's issues - Formed organisations and spoke about women specific issues

Ram Mohan Roy - Campaign which banned Sati

RamRohanRoy

India was not control own its own government, British legitimized colonizing India by saying it couldn't treat women correctly - however the power Britain had over India prevented progression and woman in the UK couldn't vote yet when women in India could

Men believed in woman's sexual freedom but didnt in practice

MC women influenced by Western views "not Hindu enough" - not obedient enough to men

First woman's Uni in Karve 1916