How I learned to Read and Write
Bibi Ashraf
1899
Lahore, Punjab (Original Language: Urdu)
The original essay appeared in two instalments in Tehzib-e Niswan (Lahore) (23 and 30 March 1899). It was then published with a biographical introduction by the journal’s editor, Muhammadi Begum, in a book entitled Hayat-e Ashraf (Lahore: Imambara Sayyida Mubarak Begum, n.d.). The essay has been translated from this source with a biographical introduction to …