Includes bibliographical references and index.

Historical Background, Armenian Modernity, and the Emergence of Woman Question -- "New" Woman for the "New" Nation : Definitions of New Womanhood -- Taking Care of the Nation : Organized Charity and Education -- Campaigning for Paid Labor and the Formation of Job Market for Women -- Improving Marriage and Family.

"The last decades of the Ottoman Empire saw heated debates about and changes to the role of women in society. This book analyses the history of the women's movement among Ottoman Armenians. Examining debates on the role of women in the Armenian context, Armenian women's access to education, work and marriage rights, it reveals how women were empowered by nationalist discourses and the wider movement for reform in the empire, and the ways these limited or broadened women's activism. Drawing from a wide array of archival primary source material, it provides a comprehensive analysis of changes to the socio-economic, political, cultural status of Ottoman Armenian women from end of the Tanzimat period to the outbreak of World War I"-- Provided by publisher.