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Rawya Ateya Quotes

1926–1997

Rawya Ateya (April 1926 – 9 May 1997) was an Egyptian woman who became the first female parliamentarian in the Arab world in 1957.

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I was met with resentment for being a woman. Yet I talked to them and reminded them of the prophet’s wives and families until they changed their opinions.

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Rawya Ateya (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.