During the Armenian Genocide , which started in 1915 , Atkinson was stationed in the Kharpert where she was a participant of the Christian missionary movement there . Due to the fact that Herbert Atkinson was a respected man in the region , Tacy Atkinson had an opportunity to gain firsthand knowledge of the inner workings of the local government and become familiar with the deportees . Much of what she wrote was written in her diary that she had kept throughout the time period . However , Atkinson was reluctant to describe the events in full because she feared that the Turkish authorities might uncover her diary
Armenian Genocide
Armenian Genocide
Tacy Atkinson