Question
'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.
Solution
Examples:
(i) Women sought to express themselves through the mediums of journals, autobiographies and books.
(ii) They entered new professionals in the city as domestic and factory workers, teachers, and theatre and film actresses.
The values:
(i) There was an increasing demand for clerks, teachers, doctors, engineers and accountants.
(ii) They had access to new educational institutions such as schools, colleges and libraries.
(iii) A new public sphere of debate and discussion emerged, social customs, norms and practices came to be questioned.
