Synopses & Reviews
This is the autobiography of Cornelia Sorabji, India's first female barrister. Spanning her life from childhood to adulthood, Sorabji discusses her dedication to improving the legal and personal status of orthodox Hindu women. Dealing with colonialism and racial and cultural identity, this
book is a significant contribution to the field of women's studies.
Synopsis
Parsee by background yet "brought up English," an imperial servant mistreated by the imperial bureaucracy, and a pro-woman nonfeminist, Cornelia Sorabji embodied some of the most powerful contradictions of empire of her time.