The correct option is D Women belonging to upper economic families like zamindars were often allowed to study.
The early Vedic period saw women in equal positions. Evidence from the Indus Valley Civilisation also tells us the same. However, as we entered the medieval period, women were now subjected to practices like Sati, Purdah, child marriage, to name a few. They were also not provided with the same education that men were provided with. Only women and girls from higher economic strata like zamindars and the Rajputs were allowed to study.