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Lady Mary Wortley Montagu Part 1

The History Chicks : A Women's History Podcast

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The Women of the Ottoman Empire

Yashe embraced the clothing of the area she went in. She got the whole turkish outfit. She loved it because she could go sight seeing and she wouldn't be seen as a westerner. Also, she said that the veils and the way they dressed give them the freedom to go wherever wish and do what they want. Their money that they came into a marriage with stayed theirs. A divorced women required financial maintenance even if there hadn't been an official contract.

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