Women's movement: A stop at Egypt's socialist era
Grey Villet (1927–2000), a South African-born photographer, was in Cairo in 1963 to capture scenes of Egypt under late President Gamal Abdel Nasser. His photographs offer an interesting window into a decade of change for Egyptian women.
In one photo, a female student stands with two of her colleagues at Cairo University. In another, a young woman works at the newly established state TV. The caption reads, “An Egyptian state-owned TV set manufacturing plant, where out of 600 employees nearly half are women.”