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Huda Sha'arawi
Building an organised movement for Egyptian women’s rights.
Egyptian Feminist Union · L’Égyptienne
- Born
- 23 June 1879
- Birthplace
- Minya, Egypt
- Died
- 12 December 1947
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Huda Sha'arawi
Huda Sha’arawi was an Egyptian feminist and nationalist who founded the Egyptian Feminist Union.
Early life
Privileged household
Grew up within an elite family under restrictive conventions for women.
Early marriage
Her experience of marriage and seclusion shaped her later activism.
Career
- 1900s–1910s
Social initiatives
Organised educational and charitable projects for women.
- 1919
Nationalist protest
Helped mobilise women during the revolution against British rule.
- 1923 onward
Feminist Union
Built campaigns for education, legal reform and political rights.
Organisations & campaigns
Egyptian Feminist Union
Founded a durable national organisation.
L’Égyptienne
Launched a journal addressing women’s issues and politics.
Arab Feminist Union
Helped extend cooperation beyond Egypt.
Beyond work
Public gesture
Her removal of the face veil in 1923 became an emblem of social change.
Organising
Worked through women’s networks at national and international levels.
Sources & photo credit
Life, career and references ↗Photo: Anonymous Unknown author. Public domain · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
