Mounira Al Solh Collection, 1911–2010
Mounira Al Solh (1911–2010) was a pioneering Lebanese social worker, politician, advocate for women, and champion of disability rights. Educated at the American College for Girls (1933), she founded Al Amal Institute for the Disabled and the Association of Parents of Mentally Disabled Children and made history as the first Muslim woman to run for parliamentary elections in Lebanon. Her collection offers valuable insight into mid-20th-century civic activism, women’s political participation, and the development of disability advocacy in Lebanon and the Arab world.
