An Englishwoman in a Turkish Harem (Cultures in Dialogue, Series One) (Cultures in Dialogue. Series One: Orientalism, Occidentalism)

Grace Ellison (d. 1935) actively encouraged dialogues between Turkish and British women at the outset of the twentieth century. Connected with progressive Ottoman elites discussing female and social emancipation, Ellison stayed in an Ottoman harem. Working as a respected journalist, she published articles about British-Turkish relations, Turkish nationalism, and the status of women across cultures. This book recounts Ellison's stay with her friend Fâtima and features reports on motherhood, employment, polygamy, slavery, harem life, modernization, veiling, and prominent women writers. Despite an impressive legacy, Ellison and her work have almost disappeared from the historical record; the republication of this 1915 work aims to address this neglect. CULTURES IN DIALOGUE SERIES ONE. ORIENTALISM, OCCIDENTALISM, AND WOMEN'S WRITING Feminist Dialogues Across Cultures: An English Woman in a Turkish Harem and the Turkish Harem in an English Woman Notes on the Plates List of Illustrations PREFACE CONTENTS INTRODUCTION AN ENGLISHWOMAN IN A TURKISH HAREM CHAPTER I. BACK TO THE HAREM CHAPTER II. "TIME'S FOLDED WINGS" CHAPTER III. BACKGROUND AND ATMOSPHERE CHAPTER IV. THE IMPERIAL HAREM—A RECEPTION BY THE SULTAN CHAPTER V. THE ANGEL OE DEATH CHAPTER VI. CHAMPIONS OF WOMEN—THE MEN WHO LEAD CHAPTER VIII. A TURKISH MOTHER CHAPTER IX. WOMEN WRITERS OF TURKEY CHAPTER X. THE PROPHET AND POLYGAMY CHAPTER XI. THE MAN WITH TWO WIVES CHAPTER XII. FARTHER AFIELD—THE PRIMITIVE PEOPLE CHAPTER XIII. THE PULSE OF THE NATION CHAPTER XIV. FORBIDDEN GROUND—THE HOLY TOMB CHAPTER XV. ON THE SHORES OF THE UPPER BQSPHORUS CHAPTER XVI. MORE ABOUT HAREM LIFE ON THE BOSPHORUS CHAPTER XVII. INCONSISTENCIES ON THE SHORES OF THE BOSFHORUS CHAPTER XVIII. ONLOOKERS ONLY INDEX Annotation. Grace Ellison (d. 1935) actively encouraged dialogues between Turkish and British women at the outset of the twentieth century. Despite an impressive legacy, Ellison and her work have almost disappeared from the historical record; the republication of this 1915 work aims to address this neglect. (Gorgias Press 2007) By Grace Ellison ; With An Introduction By Edward G. Browne ; New Introduction By Teresa Heffernan And Reina Lewis. This Edition Is A Facsimile Reprint Of The Original Edition Published By Ncbride, Nast, 1915, New York.--verso Of T.p. Includes Index.