| Show ban on harems hares raises marriage problem says turkish maiden chicago dressed in the ancient flowing robes of her people a youthful boyishly bobbed apostle of now new turkey tj id seeking hel help from tier her western sisters with the problems of old maids and dependent women which she credi credited tod to occidental civilization when it drove the harem hageni from the near east cast and gave freedom to oriental women she la Is selma ekrene daughter of all ekrem boy former 9 governor governor of jerusalem A slim figure in a homespun robe embroidered with red turkish designs miss ekrem Is attracting much ut attention rs as frequently alone putting puffing a cl el garet she circulates through the corridors of 0 the international congress of women the first economic conference called by the national council of women appears on program twice she ham haa appeared on the program once onca she ahe was a contributor to a of women from several countries on the woman ale movement V ement lost won or faltering and at another time speaker at a roundtable in her mala main address she bhe traced the change in life for turkish women farlin mm veiled seclusion to beauty contests polygamy has been abolished civil marriages required divorce rights granted higher education and nil all sorts of profession profess lon lona and jobs have been thrown open to women they also have the municipal voto vote but not yet general suffrage which Is the next step in the advancement ot of turk turkish I 1 sh women tells her troubles then in ili her precise english she bluntly said that while all this had brought increased freedom tor for women tt it had also brought love especially under this regime gl in e has become complicated complicate 4 confused before these great changes turkish girls married men selected lor for them now they bave the right to select a husband but this has brought pain contusion confusion young girls in love lore frequently cannot get help from their others mothers tit for they are of a P chasa hase there Is an alarming increase in suicide amo among ng turkish birli hurt in love what to do monogamy has brought old maids for there are arc more women than in men n it in turkey we of the younger generation genera ge aeration tiou want monog amy but what are women who wish to marry and cannot to do I 1 |
