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> [In the south of India, they educated girls. Three things came together in southern India that are unbelievably coincidental. There, the local Maharajas believed in education for everybody. The Syrian Catholic Church built schools for boys and girls. And then…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-crossette/in-the-south-of-india-they-educated-girls-three-things-came-together/)

[Barbara Crossette](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-crossette/)

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## More by Barbara Crossette

> [In the south of India, they educated girls. Three things came together in southern India that are unbelievably coincidental. There, the local Maharajas believed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-crossette/in-the-south-of-india-they-educated-girls-three-things-came-together/)

[Barbara Crossette](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-crossette/)

> [What's a problem with India, in particular, is female feticide - aborting a female fetus. It is unacceptable and illegal, but it happens on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-crossette/what-s-a-problem-with-india-in-particular-is-female-feticide-aborting/)

[Barbara Crossette](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-crossette/)

> [Today there's a new report out about how population growth is going down in the United States. Immigrant women are having fewer children. It…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-crossette/today-there-s-a-new-report-out-about-how-population-growth-is-going/)

[Barbara Crossette](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-crossette/)

> [The whole world population rests on women. You have to start with the woman. And the woman will make her own decisions. If you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-crossette/the-whole-world-population-rests-on-women-you-have-to-start-with-the/)

[Barbara Crossette](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-crossette/)

> [The ratio of boys to girls is bad in three big countries in Asia: China, Vietnam, and India. It's worst in the north of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-crossette/the-ratio-of-boys-to-girls-is-bad-in-three-big-countries-in-asia/)

[Barbara Crossette](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-crossette/)

> [It's against the law in India to marry off a girl under the age of 18, as it is in many parts of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-crossette/it-s-against-the-law-in-india-to-marry-off-a-girl-under-the-age-of-18/)

[Barbara Crossette](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-crossette/)

> [A woman who ran a feminist organization in India told me one thing that stands out for her is bride burning. If a groom's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-crossette/a-woman-who-ran-a-feminist-organization-in-india-told-me-one-thing/)

[Barbara Crossette](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-crossette/)

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