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Huda Sha'arawi
Minya, Egypt
Archival Overview
Trailblazing Egyptian feminist leader, nationalist pioneer, and suffragist who founded the Egyptian Feminist Union in 1923 and famously removed her veil at Cairo Railway Station, sparking a nationwide revolution for women's rights.
Biographical Record
Daughter of Sultan Pasha, President of Egypt's Chamber of Deputies, Huda Sha'arawi broke from the secluded harem culture of the late Ottoman era. During the 1919 Revolution, she organized the historic women's march against British occupation forces.
In 1923, returning from the International Woman Suffrage Alliance congress in Rome, she and Saiza Nabarawi removed their face veils on the train platform in Cairo. She campaigned successfully for raising the legal marriage age for girls and expanding university education for women.
Key Life Milestones
Leadership of the 1919 Women's Revolution
Mobilized thousands of Egyptian women in mass street demonstrations against British colonial martial law.
Leadership of the 1919 Women's Revolution
Mobilized thousands of Egyptian women in mass street demonstrations against British colonial martial law.
Leadership of the 1919 Women's Revolution
Mobilized thousands of Egyptian women in mass street demonstrations against British colonial martial law.
Founding of the Egyptian Feminist Union
Established the historic feminist movement and launched the groundbreaking bilingual journal L'Égyptienne.
Founding of the Egyptian Feminist Union
Established the historic feminist movement and launched the groundbreaking bilingual journal L'Égyptienne.
Founding of the Egyptian Feminist Union
Established the historic feminist movement and launched the groundbreaking bilingual journal L'Égyptienne.
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Final Resting Place
Perpetual MemorialCairo, Egypt