Casting off the veil : the life of Huda Shaarawi, Egypt's first feminist /

Casting off the veil : the life of Huda Shaarawi, Egypt's first feminist /

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Author / Creator:	Lanfranchi, Sania Sharawi.
Imprint:	London : I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd., 2012.
Description:	1 online resource (xii, 308 pages) : illustrations, portraits
Language:	English
Subject:	Shaʻrāwī, Hudá, -- 1879-1947. Shaʻrāwī, Hudá, -- 1879-1947. Feminists -- Egypt -- Biography. Women -- Egypt -- Social conditions. Feminists. Women -- Social conditions. Egypt. Electronic books. Biographies. Biographies.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11954758

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Other authors / contributors:	King, John Keith.
ISBN:	9780857720719 0857720716 9780857737779 0857737775 9781848857193 1848857195
Digital file characteristics:	data file
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-297) and index. Print version record.
Summary:	"Born into a wealthy and powerful Egyptian family, Huda Shaarawi was destined to lead a leisurely life in luxurious settings. She decided instead to acquire an education and to participate in the liberation of Egypt from the British occupation. Huda became famous overnight when she led a peaceful walk of veiled women across Cairo in 1919 to free the leaders of the Egyptian resistance who were detained by the British forces. She was then invited by the members of the Bureau of the IAWS (International Alliance for Women s Suffrage) to participate in the international conference in Rome in 1923. Huda became the lifelong friend of Western and other feminist leaders at that conference. It was after this conference in Cairo when she and her two traveling companions removed their face veil upon leaving the train at the railway station and were spontaneously imitated by all the other women in what became a landmark gesture in Egyptian history. In 1923, Huda founded the Egyptian Feminist Union affiliated to the IAWS, and began publishing a French magazine, L'Egyptienne, to circulate information about Egypt s plight and achievements under the occupation, and to promote peace between Eastern and Western countries. She soon became - and remained for many years - one of the Vice-Presidents of the International Organization of Women"--Provided by publisher.
Other form:	Print version: Lanfranchi, Sania Sharawi. Casting off the veil. London : I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd., 2012 9781848857193

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Summary:	In 1923, when the pioneer of feminist activism, Huda Shaarawi, removed her veil in Cairo's train station, she created what became a landmark (and much-copied) gesture for feminists throughout Egypt and the Middle East and cemented her status as one of the most important feminists in twentieth-century Egypt. In Casting off the Veil, her granddaughter Sania Sharawi Lanfranchi uses never-before seen letters and photographs to explore the life and thought of Egypt's first feminist, as she campaigned against British occupation, as well as striving to improve conditions for women throughout the country. From her birth into a wealthy and powerful family, her early years spent in a harem, to her iconic status as one of the most influential feminists in Middle Eastern history, this is a fascinating portrait of a determined and ground-breaking woman, a rich and important story which will captivate everyone with an interest in Egyptian, feminist or colonial history.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (xii, 308 pages) : illustrations, portraits
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-297) and index.
ISBN:	9780857720719 0857720716 9780857737779 0857737775 9781848857193 1848857195