Essay On Ataturk Transformation

In ancient times, women were usually considered weak and incapable. No matter in which country, the whole society was controlled by men, which was not changed until the last hundred years. How ever in the modern world, the fact that women are playing a more and more important role in society has been accepted by most of the people.

Document A is a part of “The Turkish Transformation” which is written by Henry Elisha Allen. She wrote this book based on her own experiment in Turkey during the time of Ataturk. “The story of woman’s emancipation in Turkey would alone furnish material for many books” (Document A: Henry Allen) Most of the cities abandoned the veil for women during that time. The number of school for the girls increase. At the same time Women are tend to
These three leps puted women into a higher societal status and these changes is due to Ataturk. “A society must accept all the conditions and necessities on which its success on life depends” (Document B: Ataturk, Speech 1) “Society” call as society is because it need to tolerate everything, everyone in this world. But in 19th century, society did not put that much attention and lack of interest on women and that makes the society paralyzed. After Ataturk's speech based on society will make people to accept women based on the balance of society. Indeed they will find out women do really well or even better than men in arts, services, management and many other industries. “our women must be more enlightened, more intellectual and more learned than men if they...to be the mother of the nation” (Document C: Ataturk, Speech 2) On Ataturk’s second speech he point out a most important thing about women -- they are the one who bought up valuable sons and daughters. Instead of talking about justified whether women should has equitable interest or not. He approached this problem in another way. Women rise up the future of a country (sons and daughters -- youth) so she must be more