| ID | 141814 |
| Title Proper | Women's visibility in petitions from greater Syria during the late Ottoman Period |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Zachs, Fruma |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This article focuses on petitions by Ottoman women from Greater Syria during the late Ottoman era. After offering a general overview of women's petitions in the Ottoman Empire, it explores changes in women's petitions between 1865 and 1919 through several case studies. The article then discusses women's “double-voiced” petitions following the empire's defeat in World War I, particularly those submitted to the King-Crane Commission. The concept of “double-voiced” petitions, or speaking in a voice that reflects both a dominant and a muted discourse, is extended here from the genre of literary fiction to Ottoman women's petitions. We argue that in Greater Syria double-voiced petitions only began to appear with the empire's collapse, when women both participated in national struggles and strove to protect their rights as women in their own societies. |
| `In' analytical Note | International Journal of Middle East Studies Vol. 47, No.4; Nov 2015: p.765-781 |
| Journal Source | International Journal of Middle East Studies 2015-12 47, 4 |
| Key Words | Syria ; Greater Syria ; Ottoman Women ; Late Ottoman Era ; Women's Petitions in the Ottoman Empire |