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SONA ZEITLIAN'S NEW HISTORY BOOK THAT SURVERYS ARMENIAN WOMEN
BY STAFF
- POSTED ON JANUARY 11, 2014
Sona Zeitlian's comprehensive study of Armenian women from earliest
to modern times, entitled "On the Trail of Armenian Women's History"
(in Armenian), was granted the Kevork Melidinetsi 2013 Award and
published by the Catholicosate of Cilicia.
Beginning with goddesses reflecting national values and the prominence
of women, the author discusses women's role in the consolidation of
Christianity in Armenia and details the provisions of religious laws
regarding women and the family.
An entire chapter is dedicated to the social and military achievements
of Armenian queens. Another chapter addresses the erosion of women's
primacy, following the Islamic invasions, especially in urban centers
of mixed Armenian and Muslim populations. Zeitlian points out the
ways in which the predominantly Armenian rural areas retained their
age-old customs.
The author also examines the women's role in the cultural renaissance
of Constantinople and Tbilisi, focusing on the writings of prominent
female authors, and discusses the organization and impact of the first
women's movement. This is followed by an account of the Armenian armed
struggle and the role of women's groups as the nuclei of self-defense
and relief operations. Zeitlian has researched this issue in depth in
her Kevork Melidinetsi award winning study (1968) about the extensive
role of women during the Armenian revolutionary uprisings.
The chapters recounting the effects of the Genocide, the mass
deportations of women and children, the resilience of survivors and
women's organizations' sustained relief efforts to meet the multiple
challenges draw from unpublished witness accounts and extensive
research.
The chapter on the first Republic of Armenia, establishes that it
became one of the earliest states to grant women the right to vote.
Women participated in educational and humanitarian projects and
engaged in the political life of the republic. There were three women
parliamentarians and a woman ambassador, a first in international
relations.
An entire chapter is devoted to the changing role of women after the
communist takeover of the First Republic, followed by an evaluation of
the United Nations Decade of Women with three international conferences
weighing on the rights of women.
Zeitlian also documents the changing status of women in the post
soviet Republic of Armenia. Finally, the challenges of diasporan
women are discussed and the author introduces an ambitious program
for a second women's movement.
The study has also compiled interesting maps and photographs, some
of which belong to personal collections and appear in print for the
first time.
Sona Zeitlian's award winning survey of Armenian women throughout
history records the evolving identity of a pillar of centuries-old
Armenian life.
http://www.armenianlife.com/2014/01/11/sona-zeitlians-new-history-book-that-surverys-armenian-women/
BY STAFF
- POSTED ON JANUARY 11, 2014
Sona Zeitlian's comprehensive study of Armenian women from earliest
to modern times, entitled "On the Trail of Armenian Women's History"
(in Armenian), was granted the Kevork Melidinetsi 2013 Award and
published by the Catholicosate of Cilicia.
Beginning with goddesses reflecting national values and the prominence
of women, the author discusses women's role in the consolidation of
Christianity in Armenia and details the provisions of religious laws
regarding women and the family.
An entire chapter is dedicated to the social and military achievements
of Armenian queens. Another chapter addresses the erosion of women's
primacy, following the Islamic invasions, especially in urban centers
of mixed Armenian and Muslim populations. Zeitlian points out the
ways in which the predominantly Armenian rural areas retained their
age-old customs.
The author also examines the women's role in the cultural renaissance
of Constantinople and Tbilisi, focusing on the writings of prominent
female authors, and discusses the organization and impact of the first
women's movement. This is followed by an account of the Armenian armed
struggle and the role of women's groups as the nuclei of self-defense
and relief operations. Zeitlian has researched this issue in depth in
her Kevork Melidinetsi award winning study (1968) about the extensive
role of women during the Armenian revolutionary uprisings.
The chapters recounting the effects of the Genocide, the mass
deportations of women and children, the resilience of survivors and
women's organizations' sustained relief efforts to meet the multiple
challenges draw from unpublished witness accounts and extensive
research.
The chapter on the first Republic of Armenia, establishes that it
became one of the earliest states to grant women the right to vote.
Women participated in educational and humanitarian projects and
engaged in the political life of the republic. There were three women
parliamentarians and a woman ambassador, a first in international
relations.
An entire chapter is devoted to the changing role of women after the
communist takeover of the First Republic, followed by an evaluation of
the United Nations Decade of Women with three international conferences
weighing on the rights of women.
Zeitlian also documents the changing status of women in the post
soviet Republic of Armenia. Finally, the challenges of diasporan
women are discussed and the author introduces an ambitious program
for a second women's movement.
The study has also compiled interesting maps and photographs, some
of which belong to personal collections and appear in print for the
first time.
Sona Zeitlian's award winning survey of Armenian women throughout
history records the evolving identity of a pillar of centuries-old
Armenian life.
http://www.armenianlife.com/2014/01/11/sona-zeitlians-new-history-book-that-surverys-armenian-women/