Many of the reformers gelf that education for girls was necessary in order to improve the condition of women Vidyasagar in Calcutta and many other reformers in Bombay set up schools for girls when the first school were opened in the mid nineteenth century many people were afraid of them. They feared that school would take girls away from home prevent them to travel through public places in order to reach school many people felt that' this would have a corrupting influence on them they felt felt that girls hould stay away public spaces. Therefore throughout the nineteenth century most educated women were taught at home by liberal gathered of hudbands some times women taught themselves do you remember what you read about Rashsundari debi in you book social and political life last year she was one of those who secretly learned to read and write in the flickering light of candles at night .

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