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•  There is reference to the birth of an only daughter, who was assigned the legal position of a son; and she could perform funeral rites of her father and could also inherit the property.Marriage was not compulsory for a woman; an unmarried who stayed back in the house of her parents was called Amajur

•  The girls were entitled to Upanayana (to receive sacred thread) and to the privilege   of studying Vedas; just as the boys. Women performed religious rites after completing their education under a Guru. They were entitled to offer sacrifices to gods. The son was not absolutely necessary for this purpose.

 -- S. R. Shastri, Women in the Vedic Age- 1960 

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