”The colonial cities offered new opportunities to women during the 19th century. ” Support the Statement with facts.
The new opportunities that the colonial cities offered to women during the 19th century:
(i) Middle-class women sought to express themselves through the medium of journals, autobiographies and books.
(ii) Over time, women became more visible in public.
(iii) They entered new professions in the city as domestic and factory workers, teachers, and theatre and film actresses.
(iv) Even reformers who supported women’s education saw women primarily as mothers and wives, and wanted them to remain within the enclosed spaces of the household.
(v) But for a long time women who moved out of the household into public spaces remained the objects of social censure.
Why was the colonial government keen on mapping of lndian cities from the early years? Give any two reasons.
‘‘The architecture in colonial Bombay represented ideas of imperial power, nationalism and religious glory.’’ Support the statement with examples.
Name the region where the Lottery Committee initiated town planning during the 18th century. Mention any one feature of it.
The colonial cities provided new opportunities for women during the 19th century. Give two examples.
Explain any three values which encouraged women for their empowerment.
