INGRAMS, Doreen.

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A Survey of Social and Economic Conditions in the Aden Protectorate. First and sole edition of this important survey by the first European woman to live and travel extensively in southern Arabia. Fluent in Arabic, Doreen Ingrams gained rare access to households across social classes, providing significant first-hand evidence of social and economic conditions.Excluding the colony of Aden and focusing on the Protectorate, the study synthesises archival sources and direct observation into a comprehensive account of geography, history, government, society, language, religion, justice, education, health, economy, agriculture, industry, trade, currency, and living standards, with appendices listing treaty chiefs and transcribing regional agreements.Ingrams (1906-1997), originally connected with the theatre world, married the colonial official W. H. Ingrams in 1930 and turned to Arabic studies after moving overseas. From 1934 she travelled widely in Aden and the Hadhramaut - becoming the first European woman to visit Seiyun and Tarim - researching women's lives, assisting with confidential administration, and journeying by camel and donkey into remote regions. She founded schools for Bedouin girls and the blind and, during the famine of 1943-44, established a hospital and orphan village at Mukalla. Her pioneering work in Arabia brought major geographical and Asian society awards, later crowned by the Sir Richard Burton Medal.

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