Eurydice was one of the Greek language women's magazines published in Istanbul, Ottoman Empire. It featured women-related articles and also, articles on Greek Orthodox identity and Greek nationalism. The magazine was in circulation between 1870 and 1873.
| Editor | Emilia Ktena Leontias |
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| Founded | 1870 |
| First issue | 21 November 1870 |
| Final issue | 30 May 1873 |
| Country | Ottoman Empire |
| Based in | Istanbul |
| Language | Greek |
History and profile edit
Eurydice was first published on 21 November 1870.[1] It was published and edited by Emilia Ktena Leontias who was a school teacher and the sister of Sappho Leontias.[2][3] The frequency of the magazine varied. It was published on a weekly basis between its start on 21 November 1870 and 24 March 1871.[4] Then it appeared every five days between 14 April 1871 and 30 October 1871.[4] Next the magazine published biweekly from 15 January 1872 to 20 October 1872 and from 8 March 1873 to 30 May 1873.[4] Page number of Eurydice was not also standard and varied between eight pages and twenty-four pages.[4] The magazine folded with the issue dated 30 May 1873 after producing a total of 76 issues.[4]
Content edit
Eurydice had a moderate approach towards women-related issues.[3] The magazine mostly reflected the views of Sappho Leontias concerning the connections between women question and Greek nationalism.[1][2] Leontias argued that the woman was destined to live not for herself, but for the others living in the same society and the nation.[5] Eurydice also advocated the Greek Orthodox identity.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c Anastasia Falierou (2013). "Enlightened Mothers and Scientific Housewives: Discussing Women's Social Roles in Eurydice (Evridiki) (1870–1873)". In Duygu Köksal; Anastasia Falierou (eds.). A Social History of Late Ottoman Women: New Perspectives. Leiden; Boston, MA: Brill. p. 202. doi:10.1163/9789004255258_011. ISBN 978-90-04-25525-8.
- ^ a b Katerina Dalakoura (2015). "Between East and West: Sappho Leontias (1830–1900) and her Educational Theory". Paedagogica Historica. 51 (3): 301. doi:10.1080/00309230.2014.929593. S2CID 143466366.
- ^ a b Haris Exertzoglou (July 2018). "The "Woman Question" in the Greek (post)-Ottoman transition period". Clio. Women, Gender, History. 48 (2): 82. doi:10.4000/clio.14902. S2CID 159175111.
- ^ a b c d e Katerina Dalakoura (2012). "Challenging Education in the Ottoman Greek Female Journals (1845-1907): A Declining Feminist Discourse". Knjizenstvo. 2 (2): 119–136.
- ^ Maria Tamboukou (2004). "Tracing heterotopias: writing women educators in Greece". Gender and Education. 16 (2): 199. doi:10.1080/09540250310001690573. S2CID 216643918.