(a) Their world were confined to the house of first their father and then their husband.
(b) Their education was neglected.
(c) Only a few exceptional women had achieved any progress in literacy, administration and battle skills.
(d) They include Veermata Jijabai, Maharani Yesubai, Maharani Tarabai, Umabai Dabhade, Gopikabai, Punyashlok Ahilyabai.
(e) Customs like child marriage, unequal marriage, widowhood, keshwapan, sati, polygamy had imposed harsh restrictions on the way women lived.