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Sultana's Dream, first published in 1905 in a Madras English newspaper, is a witty feminist utopia-a tale of reverse purdah that posits a world in which men are confined indoors and women have taken over the public sphere, ending a war nonviolently and restoring health and beauty to the world. "The Secluded Ones" is a selection of short sketches, first published in Bengali newspapers, illuminating the cruel and comic realities of life in purdah. Suggested for course use in: History Indian Literature South Asian Studies Utopian Fiction Women's Studies Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain (1880 - 1932) was a Bengali Muslim writer and feminist activist who founded the first Muslim girls' school in Calcutta in 1911.Hossain, Rokeya S. is the author of 'Sultana's Dream and Selections from the Secluded Ones', published 1989 under ISBN 9780935312980 and ISBN 0935312986.
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