Consider the following statements regarding the status of women in the Early Vedic phase:
1. Women had access to education, and several female seers composed hymns preserved within the Rigveda Samhita.
2. Highly celebrated female scholars like Lopamudra, Ghosha, and Apala participated in the intellectual discourse of the era.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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Both statements are correct. Early Vedic society allowed women exceptional intellectual freedoms. They underwent the upanayana ceremony and studied sacred literature. Celebrated female thinkers like Ghosha, Apala, and Lopamudra are recognized as Brahmavadinis, meaning women who dedicated themselves to higher philosophy and composed actual verses found in the text.

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