Armenian Women in the Genocide: Survival and Resistance

The Story of Armenia: Survival Through Empires and Genocide — Fexingo History · Sep 29, 2026 · 7m · transcript

In this episode, we move beyond the well-documented military and diplomatic histories of Armenia to explore a deeply personal yet often overlooked dimension of the 1915 Armenian Genocide. While earlier episodes have covered the political machinations of Talaat Pasha, the resistance at Musa Dagh, and the legal aftermath involving Soghomon Tehlirian, we turn our focus to the women who endured the death marches across the Syrian desert. We examine the accounts of survivors like Mariam Vardanian, who navigated the treacherous landscape of displacement from Der Zor to Ras al-Ain. The conversation…