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100			_aSekhar, Chakali Chandra _929217
245			_aDalit women and colonial Christianity - first Telugu bible women as teachers of wisdom
260			_aEconomic & Political Weekly
300			_a56(11), 13 Mar, 2021: p.57-63
520			_aThe paper focuses on the history of the first three Bible women, Mary Wesley, Martha Reuben, and Bathsheba, who came from marginalised communities in Rayalaseema, and emerged as new leaders of social change in the context of colonial modernity and Christianity in the region. The emergence of a modern profession of Bible woman for Dalit women in the 1870s was transformative, opening doors of education, learning, and transforming them into local leaders. Bible women played a pivotal role in the history of Dalits, gender, and missions by shaping the life and community of Dalits and spreading Christianity in Rayalaseema. – Reproduced
773			_aEconomic & Political Weekly
906			_aRELIGION
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