Women in the Self-Respect Movement

India1925 onward

Context

Periyar's movement against caste and Brahmin dominance campaigned for women's education, widow remarriage, divorce and 'self-respect marriages' held without priests. Women such as Moovalur Ramamirtham Ammaiyar led the campaign against the devadasi system.

People and groups

Periyar E. V. Ramasamy; Moovalur Ramamirtham Ammaiyar; the women of the Dravidian movement.

Key demands

Equal rights for women in marriage, property and education; an end to the devadasi system.

Timeline

1925: Periyar launches the Self-Respect Movement.
1929: The first Self-Respect conference in Chengalpattu calls for women's equal rights.
1947: The Madras Devadasis (Prevention of Dedication) Act is passed.

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