What Were Those Women Doing?

The question posed is, in essence, what is going on here, and what are those women up to? It's a bit longer than that, but this is the gist.

Given the context of this week's analysis and the readings, this image is probably from the 1919 Egyptian Revolution. The women in the picture are in the middle of some sort of gathering, and it appears that one is either preaching or reciting or participating in some way. This is how some may use the picture to say that women participated in the revolution. The leaders of this revolution, called Wafd, were a good bit more liberal than their contemporaries; these leaders were well-educated and open to a tolerant, harmonious way of governing.

The women may have been part of the spread of a petition concerning a consensus that the Wafd was recognized widely in Egypt as representatives. These representatives were meant to petition Woodrow Wilson for recognition of Egypt as independent.