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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 A Feminist Utopia and Selections from The Secluded Ones', published 1988 under ISBN 9780935312836 and ISBN 0935312838.
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