Doria Shafik

Doria Shafiq
درية شفيق
Born14 December 1908
Died20 September 1975(1975-09-20) (aged 66)
Cairo, Egypt
NationalityEgyptian
Occupation(s)author, feminist, revolutionary

Doria Shafik (Arabic: درية شفيق; 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.