Acceptable women of Müfide Ferit: A blend of nationalism and feminism

Abstract

From the Second Constitutional Monarchy to the early years of the Republic, M & uuml;fide Ferit Tek was one of the significant woman writers. Her feminism is a fusion of nationalism and feminism, which is quite different even if she is cited among feminist writers. Her conception of feminism differed from that of many of her counterparts and from what is understood now. Her works presented a strong, patriotic, self-reliant woman who was loyal to her own principles and stood on her own two feet as the ideal of an acceptable lady. This article is particularly interested in the feminist views of M & uuml;fide Ferit. The purpose of this study is to examine how M & uuml;fide Ferit Tek contributed to the history of feminism in Turkey by fusing nationalism and feminism from the late Ottoman era to the Republic. M & uuml;fide Ferit, a significant woman author of the late Ottoman and early Republic period, approached feminism from a unique angle and made a clear contrast between women who were acceptable and those who were not in her writings.