Author:

Gour Kishore Day
Research Scholar
Department of History
University of North Bengal
Darjeeling,West Bengal, India

Email: gourkishoredey65478@gmail.com

Abstract:: Abstract:Over the last few decades, historians have given attention to the writing of women’s history.
They focused on women’s status, feminism, the role of women in the freedom struggle movement,
women’s emancipation and upliftment, etc. by their critical analysis and interpretation. As part of the
colonization, the British government started to establish many schools and colleges in Bengal, and the
Christian missionaries played an important role in the spread of women’s education in Bengal. The
impact of new education gradually changed women’s status, mainly among the women of the middle
class family of Bengal. This new section of women emerged as a bhadramahila, they not only confined
themselves in domestic life; they also participated in social reform movements, white collar jobs, and
politics. This article mainly focused on how to emerge bhadramahila in society, women’s education,
participation in white collar jobs, political organization, etc.

Key Words::Ancient women, bhadramahila, women education, white collar jobs, politics etc.