Armenian Women's Movement in the Late Ottoman Empire

Hasmik Khalapyan is an Associate Professor at the American University of Armenia, Armenia.

• List of FiguresAcknowledgementsA Note on Transliteration, Proper Names, Endnotes and Translation List of Abbreviations INTRODUCTIONChapter 1HISTORICAL BACKGROUND, ARMENIAN MODERNITY, AND THE EMERGENCE OF WOMAN QUESTION Chapter 2“NEW” WOMAN FOR THE “NEW” NATION: DEFINITIONS OF NEW WOMANHOOD Chapter 3TAKING CARE OF THE NATION: ORGANIZED CHARITY AND EDUCATION Chapter 4CAMPAINING FOR PAID LABOR AND THE FORMATION OF JOB MARKET FOR WOMENChapter 5IMPROVING MARRIAGE AND FAMILY ConclusionNotesBibliographyAppendix 1Appendix 2Index

Khalapyan’s examination of Armenian feminist writers narrates the intertwined histories of Ottoman Turks and Armenians. The writers she taps across five languages were central to the rise of Armenian national consciousness in the late Ottoman Empire. A much-needed manuscript in the field, it situates Ottoman Armenian feminism within the broader global movement for women’s liberation.