Women in Turkey.
"Women are very useful in Turkey, In Roumelia and Macedonia girls do much of i ho. harvest work ana most of the thrashing is done l;y them. There is very little agricultural machinery of any kind. Girls also take care of the flocks, and the shepherdess is a favorite character in the much loved idyls. The rights of women are respected in Turkey. A daughter inherits the same as her brother. In eases of di vurce, the husband must pay a dowry to the wife. As regards custody of children, the son belongs to the mother as long as he requires her care and the daughter until she- reaches the age of puberty. If the mother dies, her female relatives have the daughter; if there are no female relations on the mother's side they go to those ou the father's.
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Auckland Star, Volume XXIII, Issue 88, 13 April 1892, Page 7
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143Women in Turkey. Auckland Star, Volume XXIII, Issue 88, 13 April 1892, Page 7
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