Printing Technology Gave Women a Chance to Share Their Feelings With the World Outside.” Support the Statement With Any Five Examples.

7th century urbanization in China also diversified the use of print in China. The scholar officials, merchants, rich women, wives and courtesans started the use of print. Women became the important readers as well as writers. For women readers especially there was penny magazines. These magazines were basically the manuals of proper behaviour and housekeeping.

  1. Jane Austen, the Bronte sisters and George Eliot were some famous women novelists. These women novelists defined a new type of women with will, strength of personality, determination and power to think. Kailashbhashini Debi from Bengal, wrote about the experiences of the women such as how they are imprisoned at home, ignorance, forced work, unjust treatment at home and society etc.
  2. Tarabai Shinde and Pandita Ramabai from Maharashtra wrote about the miserable lives of the widows.
  3. The Hindi printing discussed the issues like women’s education, widow remarriage and national movement along with the household and fashion lessons.
  4. Istri Dharm Vichar was published by Ram Chaddha of Punjab to teach women how to become an obedient wife.
  5. The Khalsa Tract Society also wrote about the good qualities of women. It was basically in the form of dialogues.
  6. The Battala in the central Calcutta was known for the printing of the popular books including the religious as well as obscene and scandalous literatures.

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