Biography of Indira Ghandi

Date Submitted: 12/16/2004 15:49:26
Category: / Literature / Biographies
Length: 3 pages (878 words)
Indira Gandhi was a women of courage and strength in a country that has been known to be very repressive toward women. In this society like most of the world for its time, women were only seen as wives, sisters, and mothers. Women had a social status that was below men. In India's society is blood tries are passed down through the male side of the family or patrilinear. Women in India were often forced …
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…seed of feminism that would grow all over the world and effect life as we live it today. I am very glad I did my paper on this incredible women who never gave up, especially when faced with adversity. Indira Gandhi was a women who dedicated her life to the progress of her country. Works Cited 1. BBC News Online, www.bbc.com 2. Kings College History Department, Women's History Resource Site, www.kings.edu/womens_history
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