Which of the following statements is incorrect?

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Many people were wary of the first schools when they initially opened in the middle of the nineteenth century.

People believed that sending girls to school would keep them away from home and prohibit them from performing household chores.

People thought girls should refrain from going out in public areas.

None of the above

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None of the statements is false.
It was widely accepted that the curriculum for girls should be less demanding than that for boys when girls' schools were initially established in the nineteenth century. The Hindu Mahila Vidyalaya was one of the earliest institutions to offer girls education. However, many people were terrified of schools when they started in the middle of the nineteenth century. They worried that sending girls to school would keep them from performing household chores. Also, to get to school, girls had to pass through crowded areas. Many believed that this would taint them. Therefore, most educated women were taught at home during the nineteenth century.

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