List one reason why learning the alphabets was so important to women like Rashsundari Devi, Ramabai and Rokeya.

Learning the alphabet was important to women like Rashundari Devi, Ramabai and Rokeya because women were forbidden education as it was considered dangerous for their moral development and family life. By learning how to read and write, these women achieved a degree of independence.

Learning the alphabet was so important to women like Rashsundari Devi, Ramabai and Rokeya because after learning alphabet they could achieve their goals and fulfill their dreams and contribute the society.

• Rashsundari Devi: Wrote “Amar Jiban”, first autobiography written by an India woman.
• Rokeya: She started a school for girls in Kolkata in 1910 and thus helped other girls to get education.
• Ramabai: She set up a mission in Khedagaon where widows and poor women are taught variety of skills from carpentry to running a printing press.
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