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Introduction - An Englishwoman in a Turkish Harem

Lewis, Reina and Heffernan, Teresa (2007) Introduction - An Englishwoman in a Turkish Harem. In: An Englishwoman in a Turkish Harem. Cultures in Dialogue . Gorgias Press. ISBN 978-1-59333-211-2

Type of Research: Book Section
Creators: Lewis, Reina and Heffernan, Teresa
Description:

Grace Ellison (d. 1935) actively encouraged dialogues between Turkish and British women at the outset of the twentieth century. Connected with progressive Ottoman elites discussing female and social emancipation, Ellison stayed in an Ottoman harem. Working as a respected journalist, she published articles about British-Turkish relations, Turkish nationalism, and the status of women across cultures. This book recounts Ellison’s stay with her friend Fâtima and features reports on motherhood, employment, polygamy, slavery, harem life, modernization, veiling, and prominent women writers. Despite an impressive legacy, Ellison and her work have almost disappeared from the historical record; the republication of this 1915 work aims to address this neglect.

Official Website: https://www.gorgiaspress.com/an-englishwoman-in-a-turkish-harem
Publisher/Broadcaster/Company: Gorgias Press
Your affiliations with UAL: Colleges > London College of Fashion
Date: 23 February 2007
Date Deposited: 08 Sep 2017 09:00
Last Modified: 08 Sep 2017 09:00
Item ID: 11699
URI: https://ualresearchonline.arts.ac.uk/id/eprint/11699

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