Women's history preservation and archival importance

Researcher and author Aslı Davaz emphasizes the critical importance of preserving documents, photographs, and letters to ensure women are recognized as active participants in history. She notes that without proper documentation, many female experiences and struggles remain excluded from historical narratives.

Davaz highlights that the 'Women and Gender Journal' emerged to address a gap in feminist archival theory in Turkey. While interest in women's research grew significantly following the second-wave feminist movement after 1980, maintaining accessible archives is essential for uncovering previously unseen perspectives and allowing history to be read through different lenses.