An Examination of the Socio-Economic Representation of American Women in Ottoman Women's Periodicals

Authors : Sema Keleş Yıldız

Pages : 116-141

Doi:10.21021/osmed.1462236

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Publication Date : 2024-12-15

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Articles published in the Ottoman press about other countries are of great significance in describing the perspective of the Ottoman society towards the outside world. These articles, which may sometimes be only unbiased news articles or sometimes statements of positive or negative criticism, were employed as a model to shed light on numerous questions about women in the Ottoman Empire. Articles published in newspapers and journals for women shed light not only on the Ottoman Women\\\'s Movement but also on women\\\'s movements in other parts of the world and offer evaluations of these issues from an Ottoman perspective. In this context, these publications portray women\\\'s achievements and/or attempted achievements worldwide in social, cultural, economic, and political spheres, while comparatively discussing what the position of Ottoman women was or should have been from different perspectives of the period. In this study, through selected articles on the socio-economic status of American women in Hanımlara Mahsus Gazete, Kadınlar Dünyası, Siyanet, Bilgi Yurdu Işığı, Türk Kadını and Genç Kadın magazines published at different intervals between 1895 and 1921, it is examined how and for what purposes the American woman model for the Ottoman woman were handled in the context of Ottoman women\\\'s rights, with a special emphasis on working life. These articles were analyzed through document review and discourse analysis methods.
Keywords : Osmanlı Kadın Dergileri, Osmanlı Kadınları, Amerikalı Kadınlar, Sosyo-Ekonomik Durum