Mufidah Abdul Rahman

Mufidah Abdul Rahman (Arabic: مفيدة عبد الرحمن; 20 January 1914 – 3 September 2002) was one of Egypt's first female lawyers; she was also the first female lawyer to take cases to the Court of Cassation in Egypt, the first woman to practice law in Cairo, Egypt, the first woman to plead a case before a military court in Egypt, and the first woman to plead cases before courts in the south of Egypt. Quotes The girl is naturally inclined towards order and justice. Mufidah Abdul Rahman was defending women's right to study and practise law. She argued that women possess qualities that make them well suited to legal education and the administration of justice. All she aspires to is to walk side by side with the man NewsPrint External links Category:Lawyers from Egypt Category:Women in law Category:Women from Egypt Category:1914 births Category:2002 deaths Category:Women born in the 1910s