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Huda Sha'rawi
Huda Sha'arawi or Hoda Sha'rawi was a pioneering Egyptian feminist leader, suffragette, nationalist, and founder of the Egyptian Feminist Union.
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culture · Egyptian feminist leader (1879–1947) · politician · social activist · poet · journalist · writer · feminist · also Huda Sha'rawi, Huda Sha'arawi, Huda Sharawi, Hudá Shaʻrāwī, Sha'rawi
Born 23 June 1879 · Died 12 December 1947 · Q2423343
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1947· 1 entry
Died 1947-12-12.
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1945· 1 entry
Awarded Order of the Virtues (1945).
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1938· 1 entry
Sha'arawi and the EFU sponsored the Eastern Women's Conference for the Defense of Palestine in Cairo
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1925· 1 entry
And then started publishing it in Arabic in 1937 under the name "المصريـة" (al-miṣriyya), in order to publicize the cause; both titles mean "the female Egyptian"
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1923· 1 entry
Sha'arawi founded and became the first president of the Egyptian Feminist Union
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1910· 1 entry
Sha'arawi opened a school for girls where she focused on teaching academic subjects rather than practical skills such as midwifery
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1909· 2 entries
And the Intellectual Association of Egyptian Women in 1914, the year in which she traveled to Europe for the first time
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Created the first philanthropic society run by Egyptian women (Mabarrat Muhammad 'Ali), offering social services for poor women and children
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1879· 1 entry
Born 1879-06-23.
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