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The National Council of Women in India (NCWI) was the second women's organization formed in India. NCWI was involved with women's suffrage in India.[1] NCWI also worked towards improving women's lives in terms of maternity benefits, access to medical centers and child-care,[2] and opposed child marriage.[3] NCWI has published a journal in English, called NCWI Bulletin since 1925.[4]

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The NCWI was created as a national branch of the International Council of Women (ICW).[5] It was the first Indian women's organization associated with an international group.[6] A membership fee of Rs 15 and other high membership rates meant that the organization was geared towards wealthy women.[7]

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Citations

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  1. ^ Gupta 2000, p. 65.
  2. ^ Forbes 2005, p. 94.
  3. ^ Tambe, Ashwini (2009). "The State as Surrogate Parent: Legislating Nonmarital Sex in Colonial India, 1911–1929". The Journal of the History of Childhood and Youth. 2 (3): 393–427. doi:10.1353/hcy.0.0070 – via Project MUSE.
  4. ^ Gupta 2000, p. 66.
  5. ^ Forbes 1996, p. 75.
  6. ^ Forbes 2005, p. 16.
  7. ^ Forbes 1996, p. 77.

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