▁of ▁" bra in ▁d rain ", ▁where ▁young ▁Armen ian ▁men ▁go ▁abroad ▁in ▁search ▁of ▁work , ▁there ▁are ▁more ▁young ▁women ▁than ▁men ▁in ▁the ▁country , ▁especially ▁among ▁those ▁in ▁their ▁ 2 0 s : ▁women ▁make ▁up ▁ 5 5 . 8 % ▁of ▁the ▁population ▁aged ▁ 1 5 – 2 9 . ▁ ▁Liter ature ▁ ▁The ▁oldest ▁literary ▁expression ▁by ▁Armen ian ▁women ▁available ▁to ▁us ▁today ▁in ▁writing ▁is ▁the ▁poetry ▁of ▁two ▁ 8 th - century ▁CE ▁women , ▁Kh os ro vid uk ht ▁of ▁G og ht n ▁and ▁Sah ak du k ht ▁of ▁Sy un ik . ▁ ▁Following ▁the ▁Armen ian ▁literary ▁r ena issance ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century , ▁and ▁the ▁spread ▁of ▁educational ▁opportun ities ▁for ▁women , ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁other ▁writers ▁emer ged , ▁among ▁them ▁the ▁ 1 9 th - century ▁femin ist ▁writer ▁S rp ou hi ▁D uss ap , ▁considered ▁the ▁first ▁female ▁Armen ian ▁novel ist . ▁▁ ▁She , ▁like ▁her ▁contemporary , ▁Z abel ▁S ibil ▁As ad our , ▁is ▁generally ▁associated ▁with ▁Constantin ople ▁and ▁the ▁Western ▁Armen ian ▁literary ▁tradition . ▁Z abel ▁Yes ay an , ▁also ▁born ▁in ▁Constantin ople , ▁brid ged ▁the ▁gap ▁with ▁Eastern ▁Armen ian ▁literature ▁by ▁sett ling ▁in ▁Soviet ▁Armen ia ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 3 . ▁The ▁literary ▁r ena issance ▁and ▁its ▁accomp any ing ▁voice ▁of