Recording the struggles and achievements of the Lebanese Women’s Council from 1800 to 2012

The Lebanese Women’s Council organized a book signing ceremony to launch its new publication entitled “The History of the Lebanese Women’s Council – 1800 to 2012”.  The event was held yesterday at the Press Syndicate with the attendance of former Council’s President, Aman Shaarani.  The research volume, which was prepared  and documented by Fatima Kaddoura Shami, documents the struggles and achievements of the Council during that period, and introduces the public to the work and contributions of the said Council during the many phases of its existence at a time when women were part of the cultural, social and educational renaissance of the country.  The book includes 408 pages divided into 5 sections notably a) the impact of education and social renaissance in the Arab region on women in Lebanon and until independence; b) the history of the Council since independence; c) The struggles of the presidents of the various women bodies existing from 1921 to 2012; d) the efforts of selected consultants and experts in the steering committee; and e) legal and economic achievements, conferences, publications, exhibitions and documentation centers from 1921 to 2012.
In an interview with Al Mustakbal, Shaarani emphasized the importance of this book as a reference on Lebanese women.  Current Council President, Jamal Ghobril noted that this volume is the best that could have been done to document the achievements of the women movement and to highlight women’s struggles during a period where it was taboo for women to leave their homes.
It is to be noted, that the book was prepared with the assistance of Linda Kays Saab, Jamal Ghobril, Fadya Sinno, Nadia Al-Bawab, Lina Tamer, and Ra7ma Al-Hajj, as well as Najwa Ramadan, Hiyam Sharif, Iqbal Shayeb, Sanaa Soloh, Qamar Murad, Nada Saad and Saloua Maasri who helped in compiling the bibliography.

Source: Al-Mustaqbal, Al-Diyar 12 February 2014