Cornelia Sorabji
India's Pioneer Woman Lawyer: A Biography
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Product details:
- Publisher OUP India
- Date of Publication 17 June 2010
- ISBN 9780198067924
- Binding Paperback
- No. of pages270 pages
- Size 214x141x15 mm
- Weight 298 g
- Language English
- Illustrations 20 black and white 0
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Short description:
Cornelia Sorabji (1866-1954) was a pioneer woman lawyer of India whose formative years coincided with the high noon of the British empire. Discussing Sorabji's life and times, this biography focuses on her decisive role in opening up the legal profession to women much before they were allowed to plead before the courts of law.
MoreLong description:
Acknowledged as India's first woman barrister, Cornelia Sorabji's (1866-1954) life and activities have always perplexed public intellectuals and Indian nationalists. Sorabji occupies a significant place in Indian history as she played a vital role in opening up the legal profession to women much before they were formally allowed to plead before the courts of law.
Through a careful analysis of Sorabji's writings, personal correspondence, and other writings, Suparna Gooptu unveils the life of this revolutionary woman. Often condemned as an 'imperial surrogate', Sorabji's life depicts both internal and external turmoil of a colonial subject who, in trying to negotiate her dual subjectivity to colonialism and societal patriarchy, was left with little space of her own.
Table of Contents:
List of Illustrations; Glossary; Cornelia Sorabji's Life at a Glance; Sorabji Family Tree; Preface; Prologue
MAKING OF A 'DIFFERENT' INDIAN WOMAN -FORMATIVE YEARS: 1866-89; THE OXFORD DAYS: 1889-93
IN COLONIAL PROFESSIONS-THE ROVING PRACTITIONER OF LAW: 1893-1904; IN COLONIAL BUREAUCRACY, AT THE CALCUTTA HIGH COURT
IN SEARCH FOR AN ALTERNATIVE PUBLIC SPACE-THE BENGAL LEAGUE OF SOCIAL SERVICE FOR WOMEN; KATHERINE MAYO AND CORNELIA; THE POLITICAL SELF
Epilogue
Select Bibliography; Appendices; Index
