Sultana's Dream
E655463
Bangladeshi literature
Indian literature
feminist utopian fiction
science fiction literature
short story
Sultana's Dream is a pioneering 1905 feminist utopian short story that imagines a technologically advanced, women-led society and is considered a landmark work in early feminist science fiction.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sultana's Dream canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7306326 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sultana's Dream Context triple: [Begum Rokeya, notableWork, Sultana's Dream]
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A.
Book of Dreams
"Book of Dreams" is a song by Bruce Springsteen from his 1992 album *Lucky Town*, known for its intimate, romantic lyrics and reflective tone.
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B.
Twelve Dreams
Twelve Dreams is a stage play by James Lapine that explores psychological and surreal themes through the dream life of a troubled young girl.
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C.
Dream of the Song
Dream of the Song is a contemporary song cycle by British composer George Benjamin, known for its evocative orchestration and setting of medieval Hebrew and Arabic poetry.
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D.
The River of Dreams
"The River of Dreams" is a 1993 pop song by Billy Joel, known for its gospel-influenced sound and introspective, dreamlike lyrics, and serving as the title track of his final studio rock album.
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E.
The Sweeper of Dreams
The Sweeper of Dreams is a short fantasy story by Neil Gaiman that explores the mysterious figure who cleans up the remnants of people's dreams.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sultana's Dream Target entity description: Sultana's Dream is a pioneering 1905 feminist utopian short story that imagines a technologically advanced, women-led society and is considered a landmark work in early feminist science fiction.
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A.
Book of Dreams
"Book of Dreams" is a song by Bruce Springsteen from his 1992 album *Lucky Town*, known for its intimate, romantic lyrics and reflective tone.
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B.
Twelve Dreams
Twelve Dreams is a stage play by James Lapine that explores psychological and surreal themes through the dream life of a troubled young girl.
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C.
Dream of the Song
Dream of the Song is a contemporary song cycle by British composer George Benjamin, known for its evocative orchestration and setting of medieval Hebrew and Arabic poetry.
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D.
The River of Dreams
"The River of Dreams" is a 1993 pop song by Billy Joel, known for its gospel-influenced sound and introspective, dreamlike lyrics, and serving as the title track of his final studio rock album.
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E.
The Sweeper of Dreams
The Sweeper of Dreams is a short fantasy story by Neil Gaiman that explores the mysterious figure who cleans up the remnants of people's dreams.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bangladeshi literature
ⓘ
Indian literature ⓘ feminist utopian fiction ⓘ science fiction literature ⓘ short story ⓘ |
| addressesIssue |
male violence
ⓘ
militarism ⓘ purdah ⓘ women's access to education ⓘ |
| author |
Begum Rokeya
ⓘ
Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain ⓘ
linked to:
Begum Rokeya
|
| centralTheme |
critique of patriarchy
ⓘ
education for women ⓘ gender equality ⓘ reversal of gender roles ⓘ science and technology for social progress ⓘ women's empowerment ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | British India ⓘ |
| features |
air travel technology
ⓘ
crime-free society ⓘ men confined to the domestic sphere ⓘ peaceful governance ⓘ solar energy technology ⓘ technologically advanced society ⓘ women-led society ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | The Indian Ladies' Magazine ⓘ |
| form | prose ⓘ |
| genre |
feminist science fiction
ⓘ
social science fiction ⓘ speculative fiction ⓘ utopian fiction ⓘ |
| hasBeenTranslatedInto |
Bengali
ⓘ
multiple languages ⓘ |
| influencedBy | contemporary social reform movements in Bengal ⓘ |
| keyCharacter | Sister Sara ⓘ |
| length | short story ⓘ |
| literarySignificance |
early example of feminist science fiction
ⓘ
landmark of South Asian feminist writing ⓘ one of the earliest feminist utopias in English ⓘ |
| movement | early 20th-century feminism ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person narration ⓘ |
| notableFor | reversing conventional gender power structures ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| protagonist | Sultana ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1905 ⓘ |
| setting |
Ladyland
ⓘ
linked to:
Herland
|
| structure | dream vision ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
feminist literature courses
ⓘ
postcolonial literature courses ⓘ science fiction studies ⓘ |
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Subject: Sultana's Dream Description of subject: Sultana's Dream is a pioneering 1905 feminist utopian short story that imagines a technologically advanced, women-led society and is considered a landmark work in early feminist science fiction.
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