plz. is it grammatically corect?

[cutemina1211]

In the eighteenth century, it is said not many women who had access to formal education in the colonies.
In this sentence 'it is said' seems somewhat grammatically incorrect.
but I don't know why and how it can be corrected.
Please help me.

[Teia]

In the eighteenth century, it is said not many women who had access to formal education in the colonies.
In this sentence 'it is said' seems somewhat grammatically incorrect.
but I don't know why and how it can be corrected.
Please help me.

You can say:
It is said that [They say that] not many women had access to formal education in the colonies in the XVIIIth century.


Regards,