Zayyat, Latifa al- (1923–)
Zayyat, Latifa al- (1923–)
Egyptian writer and feminist. Name variations: Zayat; az-Zayyat, as-Zayyat. Born in Damietta, Egypt, in 1923; Cairo University, BA, MA, and PhD.
Writer and novelist who worked for greater emancipation for Egyptian women, came to Cairo to be educated (1936); became a Marxist after she began studying at University of Cairo (1942); taught English at Women's College of Ain Shams University; writings include The Open Door (1960) and Old Age and Other Stories (1980); also wrote extensive literary criticism.
See also Women in World History.
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