Huda Shaarawi: Groundbreaking Egyptian Feminist

Hindsight - A podcast by Al Jazeera

In a single move, Huda Shaarawi cemented her legacy in Egypt's women's movement. She stepped down from a train in Cairo and before a crowd, pulled back her veil. For an upper-class woman in 1923, revealing her face was a daring and decisive act. But Huda wasn't afraid of pushing the social norms. Support the show: https://www.aljazeera.com/podcasts/hindsight/