Explanation: There was a large-scale participation of young women especially under Surya Sen. These women provided shelter, carried messages and fought with guns in hand.

• Prominent women revolutionaries in Bengal during this phase included Pritilata Waddedar, who died conducting a raid;
• Kalpana Dutt who was arrested and tried along with Surya Sen and given a life sentence;
• Santi Ghosh and Suniti Chandheri, schoolgirls of Comilla, who shot dead the district magistrate.

Source: Spectrum Modern India