The First Palestine Arab Women's Congress, also First Arab Women's Congress also Palestinian Arab Women's Congress was a women's rights conference held in Jerusalem on 26 October 1929.[1][2] It was organised by the Arab Women's Association of Palestine and was their inaugural event.[3]
Intended to act as a political catalyst for women in Palestine,[3] it marked a turning point in their political determination.[1] It was attended by 200 women.[4] The congress established that Palestinian women had a range of concerns,[5] but those of highest priority were their opposition to the Balfour Declaration, opposition to Zionist immigration to Palestine and opposition to the violence of British police.[6] The congress sent a delegation of participants to present their concerns during the conference to the High Commissioner of Jerusalem,[3] travelling to his residence in vehicles.[6][1] The congress was highly organised, with press alerted to its convening and actions in advance.[3] They emphasised peaceful demonstration and means of protest, such as sit-ins and using telegrams to share their demands, rather than violence.[7]
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- ^ a b "In pictures: Palestinian women and anti-colonial resistance in the 1930s". Middle East Eye. Retrieved 2024-03-25.
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