Sultana's Dream by Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain (1880-1932): Science Fiction Audio Book read by Doc Sloan
Channel: Doc Sloan's Science Fiction Station
Date: 2021-11-11

Here is our Science Fiction Station's presentation of a classic feminist science fiction short story from the early 20th Century. The story was first published in 1905, in The Indian Ladies Magazine, a monthly periodical which was based in Madras. The story was published as a book in 1908.

Sultana's Dream is the work of the amazing & admirable Begum Rokeya, famed Bengali feminist science fiction writer, reformer and educator. The story follows in the 'Sleeper shall awaken' mode, and investigates a female only society that is mirrored through the practice of purdah.

Join us as we take a stroll through the garden like Ladyland, a rather sensible place run by women where the men are all kept locked up. Solar power, aircars and hydrogen fuel await you in this wonderful female (e)utopia, but I must warn you...this could all be just a dream.

You can find out more about Begum Rokeya here on wikipedia.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Begum_Rokeya

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