in order to provide examples of the strength of women and celebrate their achievements. These autobiographies were later widely published in the Egyptian Press. Egyptian press and periodicals, including women's press grew during a period of nationalist movements in Egypt, it was a key way to debate political issues. Women's press was less censored than the mainstream patriarcal press, as British occupying forces saw it as less of a threat to power. The period before the creation of political parties in Egypt in 1907 is characterised as a key journalistic phase for nationalism and also for feminism, with an increase in female readership too. Hind Nawfal's publication al- Fatat was first published in 1892 in Alexandria. Nawfal stated that this was a periodical for and about women, in which she aimed to defend women's rights, express her views and discuss their duties. After Nawfal's journal, more feminist press was created at a rate of one per year through the first world war. Other examples of feminist press are the Coptic journal set up by Malaka Sa-d al-jins al-lateef (1908-1925) which discussed Coptic women's concerns as well as publishing a diverse set of female editors. As well as the Muslim women's journal Tarqiyat al-Mar’a, also published in 1908 the journal argued for the implementation of women's rights which were granted by Islam, as well as arguing for gender segregation and veiling. Although originally inspired by western European and Turkish women's press, these feminist journals began to take on their own style. A women did not feature on the cover until the 1920s, with drawings previously being preferred due to conventions on veiling. During this time, men started writing women's periodicals too as it became an accepted literary genre, these often came in a tabloid form. May Ziadeh, Lebanese-Palestinian feminist and author also published a large selection of feminist autobiographies, her works are considered by many as integral to the Arab feminist movement. During the period of 1919–1925, Ziadeh published many autobiographies of women as part of her advocacy for the emancipation of women, including of Egyptian feminist Malak Hifni Nassef in her book Bahithat-ul-Badia. Egyptian Feminist Union There was two phases of the feminist movement. The first is considered to have happened between the end of the 19th century and 1919, this was a period of increasing nationalist consciousness and social nationalism. This phase was more invisible to the public in