Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain (1880-1932) was a Bengali Muslim writer and feminist activist who founded the first Muslim girls' school in Calcutta in 1911.
"A clever and appealing story of reversed purdah (seclusion of
women) in Ladyland, where women overpower men through brains rather
than brawn. Accompanying this story are selections from "The
Secluded Ones" (1928), a factual account of extreme cases of
purdah. Commentaries by scholars put the works of the little-known
Hossain in a global and historical context. An interesting and
informative work for Asian studies and women's studies
collections." —Library Journal
"This short book is a window opened too briefly onto a world whose
exoticism is overshadowed only by its oppressiveness. Particularly
chilling is Hossain's work's relevance to our times, as pointed out
in the afterword when purdah and its variants are being revived in
different social and religious movements." —Publishers Weekly
"A clever and appealing story of reversed purdah (seclusion of
women) in Ladyland, where women overpower men through brains rather
than brawn. Accompanying this story are selections from "The
Secluded Ones" (1928), a factual account of extreme cases of
purdah. Commentaries by scholars put the works of the little-known
Hossain in a global and historical context. An interesting and
informative work for Asian studies and women's studies
collections." Library Journal
"This short book is a window opened too briefly onto a world whose
exoticism is overshadowed only by its oppressiveness. Particularly
chilling is Hossain's work's relevance to our times, as pointed out
in the afterword when purdah and its variants are being revived in
different social and religious movements." Publishers Weekly
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