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Sandra Wagner-Wright
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Rama's Labyrinth: A Biographical Novel (Women of Determination and Courage)
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Rama Speaks to her First American Audience
Rama came to Philadelphia to raise funds so she can found a school for child widows in India. Rama will use the themes she develops in her first major speech at all her fundraising events. Rama informs he audience what life is like for women in India, especially the little girls who marry much older men and become unwanted child widows. These are the children Rama wants to educate. But it's a long road from a first speech to an actual school.
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Rama's Labyrinth: A Biographical Novel (Women of Determination and Courage)
“No woman has free will. Her life is divided into three parts: as a child, a wife and mother, and finally, a widow. At every stage, she serves male relatives. The father arranges his daughter’s marriage. The bride goes to her husband’s house where the entire household awaits the birth of her son. If her husband dies, the family blames the widow for his death. She becomes a figure of disdain and rejection.”
Rama noticed the pensive faces of her audience.
“The most pitiful figures are child widows.
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