Ayesha Al-Taymuriyya
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Aisha 'Esmat al-Taymuriyya (1840–1902) was an Egyptian author and feminist. She is commemorated by having one of the newly discovered craters on the planet Venus
named after her.
al-Taymuriyya was the daughter of Isma'il Taymur, a Turkish
official.
Along with other women feminists of her era, she campaigned for education, did charitable work, and challenged colonialism.
Venus
Venus is the second planet from the Sun, orbiting it every 224.7 Earth days. The planet is named after Venus, the Roman goddess of love and beauty. After the Moon, it is the brightest natural object in the night sky, reaching an apparent magnitude of −4.6, bright enough to cast shadows...
named after her.
al-Taymuriyya was the daughter of Isma'il Taymur, a Turkish
Turkish people
Turkish people, also known as the "Turks" , are an ethnic group primarily living in Turkey and in the former lands of the Ottoman Empire where Turkish minorities had been established in Bulgaria, Cyprus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Greece, Kosovo, Macedonia, and Romania...
official.
Along with other women feminists of her era, she campaigned for education, did charitable work, and challenged colonialism.