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education? India is believed to be the richest country in the world, is it not caused by lack of education? India is believed to be the richest country in the world, and if foreigners can amass a fortune in a short time, Hindus can do much better if education is given to the masses.
Would it not be well if all sects united in supporting a free school inevery town? Our little Society (Society for the education of the Women of India) is doing all we can, hoping to be able to send Kindergarten teacher, when the Hindus are ready for her to teach women, children and especially widows to become teachers. Hindu widows should be trained as teachers for their younger sisters. This would make them helpful to humanity, besides giving them occupation for mind and soul. I don't know how much our society will be able to accomplish for the women of India, the Churches are all opposed, of course. Also a London Society for the Elevation of the Women of India, so Mrs. Warner Snoad writes me, is bitterly opposed, because our society objects to having any creed tacked on to us, or to working under the direction of any Church. We think, however there have been sufficient mistakes made in India by the would - be religionists, and we think the only way to help India will be through non-secretarian education of the women. The men have tried for hundreds of years to make the world better and have woefully failed, nor will they ever succeed until they take women to their aid. You know, my brother, that I do not advocate what is understood as woman's rights: (that is a great error), but I mean that Hindus must raise their women to their former level by education,
I hope you will excuse this long letter but my heart burns for India and India's women, and i sincerely hope you will
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