Unveiled: The Autobiography Of A Turkish Girl is a memoir written by Selma Ekrem, a Turkish woman who recounts her life experiences growing up in the early 20th century in Turkey. The book explores Selma's journey from a young girl living in a conservative Muslim household to a woman who becomes an advocate for women's rights and education in her country. Through her personal anecdotes, Selma shares the challenges she faced as a young girl who was not allowed to attend school or participate in social activities, and how she ...
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Unveiled: The Autobiography Of A Turkish Girl is a memoir written by Selma Ekrem, a Turkish woman who recounts her life experiences growing up in the early 20th century in Turkey. The book explores Selma's journey from a young girl living in a conservative Muslim household to a woman who becomes an advocate for women's rights and education in her country. Through her personal anecdotes, Selma shares the challenges she faced as a young girl who was not allowed to attend school or participate in social activities, and how she eventually defied her family's expectations to pursue her education. She also discusses her experiences with arranged marriage, and how she eventually married a man who supported her ambitions and encouraged her to continue her education.The book delves into the social and political context of Turkey during Selma's lifetime, including the country's transition from an empire to a republic, and the impact of these changes on Turkish society. Selma also discusses her involvement in the women's movement in Turkey, and her efforts to promote education and equal rights for women.Overall, Unveiled: The Autobiography Of A Turkish Girl is a powerful and inspiring story of a woman's journey to overcome societal expectations and pursue her dreams, while also shedding light on the struggles faced by women in Turkey during the early 20th century.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
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Plates. Good+ Hard Cover. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Signed by Author Author's ink signature on half title page, in Turkish and Western font; modestly age-toned textblock is very clean and tight; the binding is sunned, more so at the spine which is also lightly moisture worn and the titling lacks its original clarity and brightness; the boards are a bit dingy but overall lightly shelf worn; 320p.
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Acceptable. First edition copy. Collectible-Acceptable. Former Library book. Spine sunned. Front hinge cracked, front free endpage detached. All plates present. Several plates of former president Mustapha Kemal laid in. (Turkey, women, biography, social life, customs)
