Women have been a symbol of power, sanctity, worship and compassion in all races at some point of time. Even the ancient oriental practices and rituals point towards this fact. Say like if you look at a country like India many of the major Goddesses represent the different aspects of life like Maa Saraswati for Knowledge, Maa Laxmi for Wealth, Maa Durga for valour and so forth. Yet somewhere along the timeline females became an oppressed lot but things are changing once again and for the better. Read this post to find out some interesting facts related to such happenings