Salma Jaber Wehbeh, the first director of the girls’ public school in Nabatyeh and daughter of historian Mohammed Jaber (also the granddaughter of Cheikh Ahmad Rida) was by the Association for the Advancement of Women during a public event which was held last week in Nabatyeh. The head of the organisation, Selma Ali Ahmed, emphasized Wehbeh’s life as an activist and noted her early training at the teachers’ college in South Lebanon and her subsequent achievements in fighting for girls education in the South.
Source: Al-Mustaqbal 12 January 2013