Answer» - Significant advances were made in the field of emancipation of women.
- It created of national awakening among the masses.
- It created the feeling of sacrifice, service and rationalism.
- The practice of sati and infanticide were made illegal.
- It permitted widow remarriage.
- The following legislations have enhanced the status of women in matters of marriage adoption and inheritance.
Legislation Provisions: - Bengal regulation of XXI, 1804 – Female infanticide was declared illegal
- Regulation of XVII, 1829 – Practice of sat was declared illegal
- Hindus Widow’s Remarriage Act, 1856 – It permitted widow remarriage
- The Native Marriage Act, 1872 – The Child Marriage was prohibited
- The Sharda Act, 1930 – The age of marriage was raised for boys and girls
- Devadasi abolition Act, 1947 – It abolished Devadasi system
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