We also made history : women in the Ambedkarite movement

Originally published in Marathi in 1989, this contemporary classic details the history of womens participation in Dr. B. R. Ambedkars Dalit movement for the first time. Focusing on the involvement of women in various Dalit struggles since the early twentieth century, the book goes on to consider the social conditions of Dalit womens lives, daily religious practices and marital rules, the practice of ritual prostitution, and womens issues. Drawing on diverse sources including periodicals, records of meetings, and personal correspondence, the latter half of the book is composed of interviews with Dalit women activists from the 1930s. These first-hand accounts from more than forty Dalit women make the book an invaluable resource for students of caste, gender, and politics in India. A rich store of material for historians of the Dalit movement and gender studies in India, We Also Made History remains a fundamental text of the modern womens movement. Details the history of women's participation in Dr B R Ambedkar's Dalit movement. Focusing on the involvement of women in various Dalit struggles since the early twentieth century, this book goes on to consider the social conditions of Dalit women's lives, daily religious practices and marital rules, and the practice of ritual prostitution. Urmila Pawar And Meenakshi Moon ; Translated And With An Introduction By Wandana Sonalkar. Translated From Marathi. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 356-358).