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This thesis leads to a comprehensive analysis of the historiography of the Egyptian women’s movement, but first provides a vast overview of Egyptian history. This is followed by the history of the women’s movement, from 1805 to 1952. In other words, once a broad-based overview of historical understanding of Egyptian history is developed, which includes popular protest of social movements, political parties, and economic state formation. The history of the women’s movement can be better understood as it occurs simultaneously, in the journey Egypt undergoes in acquiring its independence from the British. Therefore, this thesis challenges the legitimacy of the Egyptian women’s movement through analyzing different scholar’s narratives by focusing on four repetitive themes in scholarship. First, by examining authors who utilized biographies of prominent female figures in establishing the history of the women’s movement. Secondly, by furthering the debate in scholarship centering around questioning the origins of the women’s movement. Did the inception of the women’s movement occur at the same time during the 1919 Egyptian Revolution? Followed by, strategic changes within the women’s movement, after World War II between the classes. Lastly, the thesis questions the structure of the period 1919-1952 and different author’s historiographies. In other words, the objective of this thesis is to provide the history of Egypt’s social, political and economic structure and the women’s movement in what is coined the liberal era from 1919-1952. In order to further challenge the validity of the history of the women’s movement through analyzing the most relevant themes in the historiography of contemporary scholars. |
