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Harem years : the memoirs of an Egyptian feminist (1879-1924)
Mudhakkirātī. English
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- Summary
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Married at 13 against her wishes, Shaarawi grew up to be an early leader of Egypt's feminist movement.
Details
- Creator
- by Huda Shaarawi ; translated, edited, and introduced by Margot Badran
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- Language
- English
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- Publication
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- New York : Feminist Press at the City University of New York, 1987, ©1986
- Physical Details
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- 1 online resource (ix, 158 pages) : illustrations, portraits
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- ISBNs
- 9781558619111, 1558619119, 1558619119, 0935312714, 0935312706, 9780935312706, 9780935312713
- OCLC
- ocn933516489
- Translation of: Mudhakkirātī.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 138-147).
- Table of Contents; List of Photographs ; Preface; Chronology ; Introduction ; PART ONE: THE FAMILY ; Circassian Relatives; My Mother ; My Father; PART TWO: CHILDHOOD IN THE HAREM 1884-92; Two Mothers ; My Brother ; THe Eunuchs and the Maid; Lessons and Learning ; Routines and Events ; Feasts ; Women Pedlars; Family Friends ; Visiting the Palace ; Childhood Companions and the Farewell; Betrothal to My Cousin ; The Wedding ; A New Bride ; PART THREE: A SEPARATE LIFE 1892-1900; Lessons Again ; Companionship ; Attempts at Reconciliation ; Sojourns in Alexandria
- Portrait of the Hard Life of a Woman A New Mentor and Her Salon for Women ; PART FOUR: A WIFE IN THE HAREM 1900-18; Reconciliation ; A Cure in Paris ; Being a Mother ; A Turkish Summer ; The First ""Public"" Lectures for Women ; The Mabarat Muhammad Ali; The Intelletual Association of Egyptian Women ; The Final Illness of Niece Huda ; A European Summer on the Eve of War ; Two Deaths ; The Bridge of Nationalism ; Epilogue ; Notes ; Appendix ; Glossary ; Index