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in 1909. The origins of the organization were in a

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established and financed by Princess

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at Abdeen, a poor Cairo neighbourhood. The Princess stipulated that the organization's president should always be a princess of the family, and that all committee members should be women. The society was codirected by two aristocratic women, the Muslim

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(1899-1969) and the Christian

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(1889-1979). It survived the

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, when many independent organizations were closed down. The society's hospitals were eventually nationalized in 1964, by which time they had treated around 13 million women.

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{{reflist Women's organisations based in Egypt Non-profit organisations based in Egypt Defunct organisations based in Egypt Organizations established in 1909 Organizations disestablished in 1964