Efflatoun, Inji (1923–1989)
Efflatoun, Inji (1923–1989)
Egyptian feminist and painter. Name variations: Inge Aflatun. Born in Cairo, 1923, into a family of landowners; died 1989; sister of Gulpérie Efflatoun Abdalla; introduced to Marxist ideas as a student at a French lycée in Cairo.
A painter, became active in the Communist Party and agitated for women's rights as well as freedom from colonial rule; was imprisoned (1959–64), where she continued to paint, producing such works as Prison 126 (1960).
See also Women in World History.
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