Doria Shafik

Egyptian activist

Died when: 66 years 280 days (801 months)
Star Sign: Sagittarius

Doria Shafik (Arabic: ???? ?????; 14 December 1908 – 20 September 1975) was an Egyptian feminist, poet and editor, and one of the principal leaders of the women's liberation movement in Egypt in the mid-1940s.

As a direct result of her efforts, Egyptian women were granted the right to vote by the Egyptian constitution.

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