#doriashafik

[davidrobertsillustration]

Doria Shafik (1908-1975) A principal leader of the Egyptian women’s liberation movement, she encouraged women to have an effective role within society. Women were given the right to vote in Egypt in 1956. #internationalwomensday #doriashafik

[evelloydknight]

Here's the spread Louise and I were talking about in that last post! It's an example of when we collaborated on a spread to come up with the strongest idea ✊🏼 Buy #RebelVoices to read about this brilliant woman - In ancient Egypt, women only became Pharaoh, or ruler, in special circumstances, but otherwise they were equal to men. The warrior goddess of healing, Sekhmet, was depicted as a lioness, the fiercest hunter. But by the 20th century, Egypt’s lionesses no longer had equal status to men. By 1951, fearless feminist Doria Shafik, leader of the Egyptian Feminist Union, had had enough... #egyptianfeminist #egypt #sekhmet #doriashafik #hairrollers #1950s #ancienteygpt #goddessofhealing