BEN AÏAD, Haïrié.

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Die Türkische Frau. Ihr soziales Leben und der Harem ("The Turkish Woman. Her Social Life and the Harem"). First edition, presentation copy, inscribed by the author to a leading Austrian feminist on the front wrapper verso. A political exile from the Ottoman Empire, Ben Aïad lectured across Europe denouncing the sultan's despotism, the status of Turkish women, and the dynamics of the royal harem based on her first-hand observations. The inscription reads, "A Madame Marianne Hainisch, Hommage affectueux d'une reconnaissante amie qui l'admire et qui se sent forte sous sa protection, Haïrié Benaïad. Vienne, Mars 1904" ("To Madam Marianne Hainisch, a heartfelt tribute from a grateful friend who admires her and feels strong under her protection. Vienna, March 1904"). Hainisch (1839-1936) was the most prominent advocate for female education and suffrage in early 20th-century Austria. She founded the League for Extended Women's Education (1888), the Federation of Austrian Women's Organizations (1902), and the country's first women's political party (1929). Ben Aïad (b. 1873) and Hainisch both attended the International Women's Congress in Berlin (13-18 June 1904), and Ben Aïad was part of the New Women's Club, an organization in Hainisch's Federation.Ben Aïad was the daughter of the Ottoman official Mahmoud Ben Aïad (1805-1880). Originally from Tunisia, he absconded to Paris in 1852 with a stolen fortune before settling in Istanbul. Ben Aïad married Ali Nuri Bey, a Swedish convert b

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