On Women
Vivekananda was a forthright advocate of women's empowerment, declaring that a nation's progress could be measured by the condition of its women. He championed women's education, economic independence, and spiritual equality, drawing on the Vedantic principle that the Atman is beyond gender. He envisioned a women-led movement for social uplift and insisted that no lasting reform was possible in India without restoring women to the honored position they held in the Vedic age.
Key Quotes on On Women
“Perhaps, because I have seen both sides of the world," said the Swami gently, "and I know that the race that produced Sitâ — even if it only dreamt of her — has a reverence for woman that is unmatched on the earth”
— Volume 5, On Indian Women--Their Past, Present And Future
“Swami Vivekananda: "Some persons desire to ask questions about Hindu Philosophy before the lecture and to question in general about India after the lecture; but the chief difficulty is I do not know what I am to lecture on”
— Volume 8, Women Of India
“The next idea of the Aryans is the freedom of women”
— Volume 9, The Women of India
Works on On Women
On Indian Women--Their Past, Present And Future
Interviews
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Women Of The East
Notes of Class Talks and Lectures
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Women Of India
Lectures and Discourses
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The Women of India
Lectures and Discourses
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