Daughters of the Nile
Subtitle: photographs of Egyptian women's movements, 1900-1960
By: edited by Hind Wassef and Nadia Wassef.
Contributors: Wassef, Hind.; Wassef, Nadia.
Publisher: American University in Cairo Press
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Cairo
Language: eng
Number of pages: 156
Subjects: Feminism -- Egypt -- History -- 20th century -- Pictorial works .; Women -- Egypt -- Social conditions -- 20th century -- Pictorial works.
Genres: Pictorial works .; Pictorial works.
Other titles: Banāt al-Nīl
Notes: English and Arabic.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 153-156).
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: Acknowledgments ix; title: Foreword by Marie Assaad, Aida Guindy, and Aziza Hussein xi; title: Introduction 1; title: Pioneering Women 16; title: Feminists Making History 47; title: in the Service of the Nation 62; title: The Women's Press Reaches Out 83; title: Collective Initiatives 88; title: Women on the Campaign Trail 109; title: Gatherings and Celebrations 122; title: Departures 131; title: Women Taking Action 140; title: Bibliography 153.