Asma Belkhodja-Réhaïem

Born into an intellectual scholarly family in Tunis, Asma Belkhodja joined the nationalist movement in her adolescence through the Scout movement. In 1944, she co-founded the *Union des Jeunes Filles de Tunisie* and later joined the Union des Femmes de Tunisie.

During the intense repression of January 1952, she organized clandestine women's demonstrations in Tunis protesting the arrest of Bourguiba, resulting in her imprisonment in French military prisons. Following independence, she was a founding member of the UNFT, championing girls' public schooling across rural regions.