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Although there had been a few scattered examples of heiresses taking over domains in precolonial Indian history, I have to wonder would Indira Gandhi have had any but the most behind-the-scenes role after her father's death had the British and US American suffragettes not paved the way in showing that women could actively participate in a representative government?
I don't recall Mrs. Gandhi ever acknowledging any debt to them but without them I seriously doubt Nehru's plans to make his only child the heiress to his dynasty would have not been totally blown off nor would Nehru himself considered it.
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