Feminist movements
Feminist movement established by Huda Shaarawi
Egyptian Feminist Union
My family was wealthy, politically active and received an education at home. I married my cousin young (13) and developed a sense of independence due to me and my husband living separately. I am known for the EFU and removing my veil as a form of protest and advocacy for women’s emancipation. Who am I?
Huda Shaarawi
Which religious teachings were included?
Teaching girls Qur’an and Sunna
Egyptian women gain the right to vote and stand for election
1956
Who stages a hunger strike to protest women’s exclusion from constitutional reform
Doria Shafik
I have a family of aristocrats, my father being one of Egypt's first prime ministers. I received a french education and was exposed to politics and intellectual circles from a young age. I married the head of the Wafd party and I became known for being the first Egyptian woman publicly take my husband’s surname in the Western style. I am also known as the “Mother of The Egyptians.” Who am I?
Safiya Zaghloul
What did it set a quota for?
Women in medicine and education
Doria Shafik storms the Egyptian parliament with 1,500 women to demand suffrage, education and labor rights
1951
Union created to advocate for women’s rights and promote higher literacy rates and education among women
Bint Al-Nil Union
I was born in Tanta, into a middle class family, I lost my mother at 13 which caused me to move to Alexandria with my family. I excelled in my French school and became the youngest Egyptian to earn the French Baccalaureate at 16 years old and placed second nationwide. I was supported financially by Huda Shaarawi, and was awarded a scholarship to study in Paris and was the first Egyptian woman to earn a PHD in Philosophy. Who am I?
Doria Shafik
What was the reform in marriage customs that was demanded?
Allowing face-to-face meetings
The “Demands of The Egyptian Woman” statement was released, which outlined 32 demands under political, social, and feminine categories.
1924
What was the name of the Journal published by the EFU in 1925 to reach elite and international audiences and counter Western stereotypes about Egyptian women.
L’Egyptienne
I was born into a middle class family, and raised by my widowed mother. I moved to Cairo from Al-Zaqaziq to support my brother’s education, which helped me learn reading, writing and mathematics with my brother’s help. I’m one of the first Egyptians girls to complete highschool and I’m also the first Egyptian woman to earn a Baccalaureate secondary degree. Who am I?
Nabawiyya Musa
What kind of style in veil and dress did it wish to adopt?
Turkish-style
Malak Hifni Nasif submits reform demands to the Egyptian Congress
1911
What were some of the critiques Egyptian feminists had regarding gender reforms or advocacy during the nationalist era?
Westernization, public activism not being suitable for oriental women
I was born into a middle class family, my dad was a judge that supported women’s education. I became one of the first Egyptian women to receive a formal teaching qualification. I found out my husband was already married after our marriage which deeply influenced my views on polygamy and women’s rights in marriage. Who am I?
Malak Hifni Nasif
What did want to minimize reliance on?
Foreign products and people
EFU attend the international Women’s sufferage congress in Rome
1923