![]() ![]() Since the women are in purdah, Perveen is the only one in the Mistry office who can go into the harem quarters to interview them. Perveen is deeply suspicious of the letter, and wishes to ensure that the women understand what they are agreeing to give up. ![]() But then a letter arrives at the Mistry office claiming that the three widows wish to leave all their inheritances to a charity. One of the Mistrys’ clients, a wealthy Muslim, dies leaving three widows and several small children, and what seems like a perfectly straightforward estate to portion out to his survivors. She’s not permitted to try cases in court, but being a woman lawyer does have advantages. Perveen Mistry, daughter of brilliant lawyer Jamshedji Mistry, is the only female solicitor in Bombay. ![]() In 1921 Bombay, woman are still very much third-class citizens-except in the Parsi community, where they’re second-class citizens. ![]()
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