The Woman's Voice

A monthly women's magazine published by the Lebanese Women's League

P.O. Box 1284 — Beirut — Lebanon

Responsible director: Heneni Tarcha

Editor-in-chief: Edvick J. Shayboub

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All correspondence concerning editorial matters and administration should be sent to:

Dar al-Kitab

Daouk Station, Phoenicia Street,

Saab property

P.O. Box 1284 — Beirut

Telephone: 48-00

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Subscriptions

In Lebanon, Syria, and the Arab world:

15 Lebanese liras or the equivalent

Abroad:

10 dollars or the equivalent

For official departments and institutions:

25 Lebanese liras or the equivalent.

Advertisements: arranged by agreement with the administration directly.

Table of Contents
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The Woman's Word . . . . Edvick Jureidini Shayboub . . . 3
A School for Wives . . . . Asma Tubi . . . 5–6
For Emigrant Lebanon . . . Ellen Rihan . . . 7
The Woman's Voice Symposium (Ibtihaj Kaddoura, Saniyya Habboub, Habiba Yakan, Zahiyah Dughan, Wadia Khartabil, In'am al-Saghir) . . . 7–8
A Greeting to the Morning . . . May Ziadeh . . . 10
My Political Rights . . . Edvick Shayboub . . . 11 and 26–27
The Other Sex . . . Rose Ghorayeb . . . 12–14
The World Camps . . . In'am al-Saghir . . . 15–17
The Story of the Issue . . . Salma Sayegh . . . 18–21
The Latest Trend in Autumn Fashions (illustrated) . . . 22–23
Overcome Insomnia . . . 24
Where Shall I Spend My Efforts? (reportage) . . . 25
The Juvenile Reformatory (reportage) Najati Sidqi . . . 28–30
Political Guidance in Women . . . Samira al-Solh . . . 32–33
The Poetess and the Dying Butterfly (poetry) Fadwa Tuqan . . . 34
The Melody of Fate . . . Wadia Taha al-Najm . . . 35
A Doll for Mona . . . 36
Woman's Talk to Woman . . . 37–38
How Will Your Child Be . . . 39
Weaning: An Emotional Struggle . . . 40–41
Nour . . . Karam Tanir . . . 42
In Society . . . 43–55
The Kitchen . . . 46–47
The Cover Picture
A view taken near Chtaura; photograph by the artist Manouk — Bab Idriss
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