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Question
What were the different reasons people had for not sending girls to school?
Solution
The following were the different reasons people had for not sending girls to school.
(a) They feared that schools would take girls away from home, thereby preventing them from doing their domestic duties.
(b) They felt that travelling through public places in order to reach school would have a corrupting influence on girls.
(c) They felt that girls should stay away from public spaces.
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