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REIMAGINING LADYLAND: Women's Education, Science, and Social Transformation in Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain's Sultana's Dream

Author(s) Ms. Anamta
Country India
Abstract Published in 1905, Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain’s Sultana’s Dream is widely recognised as one of the earliest feminist utopian narratives produced in colonial South Asia. While existing scholarship has examined the text from literary and feminist perspectives, this article situates it within the historical context of Muslim women’s education and social reform in colonial Bengal. It argues that Ladyland represents more than an imaginative reversal of gender relations; it is Rokeya’s vision of an alternative society founded upon education, scientific knowledge, ethical governance, and social responsibility. By placing women at the centre of universities, scientific institutions, and public administration, Rokeya challenged contemporary assumptions regarding women’s intellectual abilities and questioned the social practices that confined them to the domestic sphere. The article further demonstrates that Sultana’s Dream critiques not only patriarchy but also militarism and imperial expansion by presenting scientific inquiry and peaceful coexistence as the foundations of an ideal society. Drawing upon Sultana’s Dream alongside Rokeya’s essays and contemporary scholarship on women’s education and reform, the study employs a contextual historical approach to examine the relationship between gender, education, science, and social transformation. It concludes that Sultana’s Dream should be understood not merely as a feminist fantasy but as a historically grounded intervention that articulated Rokeya’s broader programme for women’s emancipation and the reconstruction of society through knowledge.
Keywords Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain, Sultana’s Dream, Ladyland, Women’s Education, Colonial Bengal, Muslim Women, Science and Society, Feminist Utopia, Social Reform, Colonialism.
Field Sociology > Archaeology / History
Published In Volume 6, Issue 3, May-June 2024
Published On 2024-05-09
DOI https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2024.v06i03.84384
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