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

This work with its clear, succinct language and brevity is perfectly suited for an undergraduatesurvey course ... Its accessibility in no way diminishes its robust theoretical grounding, which situates this work, as its title implies, at the intersection of postcolonial, subaltern, and women and gender studies.