the 1935 Women's Rights Conference in Instanbul
- Categories
- Article/Artikel
- Magazine Title
- Shared Heritage: Stories from Dutch-Turkish History
- Magazine Year
- 2020
- Corporate
- Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Ankara, Turkey
- Thesaurus
- wereldvrouwenconferenties, mensenrechten, pioniers, Turkije, 1930-1939
- Description
- It was debated if the 1935 Women's Rights Conference should be held in Instanbul. Rosa Manus was one of the key figures who influenced the decision in favour of Instanbul. The article also contains a page with some Turkish women who were the first in their occupation (politics, Miss Universe and pilot).