Home Overlooked no more: Mihri Rassim, feminist artist in the Ottoman Empire Mihri Rassim working on her portrait of President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1932. He was one of many powerful men who were subjects of her portraits. (The New York Times)

Mihri Rassim working on her portrait of President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1932. He was one of many powerful men who were subjects of her portraits. (The New York Times)