@article{2023:klnolu:reconceptu,
title = {Reconceptualising Women’s Activism in Iran and Turkey at the Turn of the 20th Century},
year = {2023},
note = {Both Atatürk’s and Reza Shah’s reforms and policies regarding
women and their rights and roles in the newly established nation
states have been criticised for not altering patriarchal gender roles
and practices and for eradicating the independent women’s movements
which had been hitherto active for decades. However, I argue that
there is still a need for a more accurate analysis and
reconceptualization of the relationship between the state and the
women’s movement in Iran and Turkey at the turn of the 20th century.
I propose the concept of ‘reciprocal gain’ as an alternative
reading of the relationship between the two in this critical period
since it better describes the dynamics of this complex relationship
with an emphasis on ‘reciprocity’ and does justice to the agency
of the activist women by acknowledging their ‘gain.’ Based on a
comparative analysis of the primary and secondary sources on the
subject in both countries, this paper reinterprets women’s activism
and their dynamic relations with the state and concludes that their
activism in this period was pragmatically designed, took strategic
forms in the fast-changing political contexts, and managed to insert a
great influence on the policies of the nation states.},
journal = {DIYÂR},
pages = {20--45},
author = {Kılınçoğlu, Sevil Çakır},
volume = {4},
number = {1}
}