Part 1 Purdah; Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 The Freedom of the Vedic Period; Chapter 3 Restrictions on Woman’s Freedom; Chapter 4 Women in Epic Days; Chapter 5 The First Great Revolt; Chapter 6 Mohammedan Influence; Chapter 7 Customs Existing at the Time of the British Conquest; Chapter 8 Women in the Zenana; Chapter 9 England’s Part in Reform Concerning Indian Women; Chapter 10 Women’s Part in Education; Chapter 11 Some ‘Helpless’ Women of India; Chapter 12 Sister Nivedita and Maiden-Aunt Mayo; Chapter 13 Suffrage and Social Work; Chapter 14 Women and The Nationalist Movement; Chapter 15 Personal Observations;