Alin K. Gregorian
In the 1920s, the name and face of Aurora
Mardiganian were well known in the United States and beyond. Her autobiography,
Ravished Armenia; the Story of Aurora Mardiganian, was a bestseller and the
movie based on it, “An Auction of Souls,” was a hit too. However, in the
ensuing decades, she was forgotten, becoming another one of the anonymous
casualties of the Armenian Genocide.
She is now being reclaimed by the Armenians in an effort led by Dr. Hayk Demoyan, director of the Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute in Yerevan.
Demoyan presented an illustrated lecture about Mardiganian on March 8 at the Armenian Cultural Foundation, at a program co-sponsored by the foundation, the Armenian International Women’s Association and the National Association for Armenian Studies and Research.
She is now being reclaimed by the Armenians in an effort led by Dr. Hayk Demoyan, director of the Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute in Yerevan.
Demoyan presented an illustrated lecture about Mardiganian on March 8 at the Armenian Cultural Foundation, at a program co-sponsored by the foundation, the Armenian International Women’s Association and the National Association for Armenian Studies and Research.
