Daughters of the Nile : photographs of Egyptian women's movements ; 1900 - 1960 /

Daughters of the Nile : photographs of Egyptian women's movements ; 1900 - 1960 / Banat al-Nil edited by Hind Wassef and Nadia Wassef. - Cairo : New York : American University in Cairo Press, 2001 - 156, 20 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

Machine generated contents note: Acknowledgments ix -- Foreword by Marie Assaad, Aida Guindy, and Aziza Hussein xi -- Introduction 1 -- Pioneering Women 16 -- Feminists Making History 47 -- in the Service of the Nation 62 -- The Women’s Press Reaches Out 83 -- Collective Initiatives 88 -- Women on the Campaign Trail 109 -- Gatherings and Celebrations 122 -- Departures 131 -- Women Taking Action 140 -- Bibliography 153.


English and Arabic.

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Feminism--History--Egypt--20th century--Pictorial works.
Women--Social conditions--Egypt--20th century--Pictorial works.
Feminismo--Historia--Egipto.
Mujeres--Condiciones sociales--Egipto.

HQ 1793 / D238 2001

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