CarveHerName on Nostr: #OnThisDay, 19 Feb 1951, Egyptian activist Doria Shafik leads a crowd of 1,500 women ...

#OnThisDay, 19 Feb 1951, Egyptian activist Doria Shafik leads a crowd of 1,500 women onto the floor of the Egyptian parliament demanding equal rights for women.

As a result of her - and others' - activism, women were granted limited rights to vote in 1956. She spoke against the Nasser regime in 1957 and was placed under house arrest.

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