(b) Highlighted the experiences of women.
Kailashbashini Debi, Tarabai Shinde and Pandita Ramabai all wrote about the hardships and oppression faced by women in Indian society.
These three writers are cited in the NCERT textbook as examples of women who wrote about the difficulties and discrimination experienced by women in the 19th century. The examiner expects students to recognize that their common thread was focusing on women's lived experiences and sufferings, not economic equality, cultural heritage, or national freedom.