There are a considerable number of literary theories prevalent in therndiscipline of literary criticism and all of which are very essential inrnanalyzing works of art. Feminist literary criticism is one of these toolsrnwhich has become a dominant force in approaching literary works forrnquite some time now. Recognizing the timeliness of this literary theory inrnrelation to the present situation, this paper investigates the image ofrnwoman in Ethiopian Amharic fiction.rnIn doing so, only those Ethiopian Amharic fictional novels publishedrnwithin the last thirty years are included in this study. This decision isrntaken up since there are already some research papers available onrnfeminist readings on Amharic fictional works produced prior to 1970's.rnThe three Amharic novels on which this particular feminist study isrnbased include Yewodiyanesh (1978) by Haile Melekot Mewal, Senseltrn(1983) by Fekade Yohannes, and Yelot Menqed (1998) by Tekelu Tilahu.rnThis thesis is generally organized into four chapters. The first chapter isrnthe introduction. In this chapter research elements such as backgroundrnof the study, statement of the problem along with objective, significancernand limitations of the study are all presented. The literature review is thernsecond chapter. Here literature related to this particular study isrnreviewed to discuss the theoretical background as well as to evolve thernconceptual framework of the study. The third chapter is devoted to thernanalysis of and discussions on the image of woman in the three Amharicrnnovels Yewdiyanesh, Senselet and Yelot Menged. In the fourth chapterrnthe common and different image of woman as witnessed in these threernnovels are discussed in order to point out the general image of woman inrnthese novels.