Asian Woman

Female infanticide was a major social problem faced by Chinese and Indian women during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, but how did British colonialism help to bring about important changes for women in these two great nations? The arrival of British colonialism in China and India provided a major catalyst of change for women and their roles in society which helped to change the viewpoint of many parents during the time. Before the time of …showed first 75 words of 1549 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1549 total…to change things for Chinese and Indian women it was still practiced in both nations due to firm beliefs and tradition. Overall the arrival of British colonialism to these two great nations may have brought with it corruption and exploitation on one hand, but on the other it brought about some very important social and ethical changes that helped the women in these nations by condemning the brutal practice of female infanticide during the time.