Ayesha Al-Taymuriyya

Aisha 'Esmat al-Taymuriyya (Arabic: عائشة التيمورية‎) (1840–1902) was an Egyptian author and feminist. She is commemorated by having one of the newly discovered craters on the planet Venus named after her.

al-Taymuriyya was the daughter of Isma'il Taymur, a Turkish official.^[1]

Along with other women feminists of her era, she campaigned for education, did charitable work, and challenged colonialism.

References

1. ^ Goldschmidt, Arthur (2000). Biographical dictionary of modern Egypt. Lynne Rienner Publishers. p. 211. ISBN 1555872298. 

• Aisha 'Esmat al-Taymuriyya Writers from Egypt. Accessed September 2007
• Gender and politics Wanda C. Krause, Mideast & N. Africa Encyclopedia. Accessed September 2007

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Name	Taymuriyya, Ayesh al-
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Date of birth	1840
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Date of death	1902
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