Role of Rural Womeni.
(i)They worked shoulder to shoulder in the fields.
ii. Men tilled and ploughed, while ***** sowed, weeded, threshed and winnowed the harvest.
iii. Artisanal tasks such as spinning yarn, sifting and kneading clay for pottery, and embroidery were among the many aspects of production dependent on female labour.
iv. They even went to the houses of their employers or to the markets if necessary.
v. They were child bearers in a society dependent on labour.
vi. Marriages in many rural communities required the payment of brideprice rather than dowry to the bride’* family.
vii. Remarriage was considered legitimate.
viii. ***** were kept under strict control by the family and the community.
ix. Record petitions sent by ***** to the village panchayat, seeking redress and justice.
x. Wives protested against the infidelity.
xi. ***** had the right to inherit property
