Women's Role In The Ottoman Empire

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Throughout time, women have left a significant impact on the culture and outlook of one of the largest and longest-lasting nations in world history: the Ottoman Empire. As would be expected, the role of women has transformed and adapted throughout the empire’s long breadth of control along with larger cultural shifts. However, an accurate idea of life as a whole for women living in the Ottoman empire from the 13th century to 1920s can be found in a variety of documents describing their role in the context of the law, the home, and society as a whole. While women in the Ottoman Empire seemed equal to their male counterparts on paper, it appears that many lacked the basic civil rights of today in practice. The patriarchy's rigid tradition often

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