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What they say
Hinduism oppressed women and denied them education.
The Truth
Vedic women were scholars, rishis, and teachers. Gargi debated Yajnavalkya in the Brihadaranyaka Upanishad. Maitreyi chose knowledge over wealth. Lopamudra composed Rigvedic hymns. The decline came during Islamic invasions when women needed protection from abduction.
या ब्रह्मणं विदधाति पूर्वं या वै वेदांश्च प्रहिणोति तस्मै
“She who first created Brahma and delivered the Vedas to him.”
— Devi Sukta, Rigveda 10.125
Rigveda has 30+ women rishis (Gargi, Lopamudra, Apala, Ghosha, Romasha, Vishvavara). Women participated in sabhas (assemblies), owned property, and chose their husbands (swayamvara). The Manusmriti (3.56) says 'Where women are honored, there the gods rejoice.' The restriction of women came during foreign invasions, not from Hindu scriptures.
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