Democratic Women's Association

The Democratic Women's Association was a political organization led by Tahira Mazhar Ali in 1950. The organization was founded with the intention of including worker's rights with women's right in Pakistan. It was the first leftist organization in Pakistan that represented women's rights.[1]

It was a grassroots movement beginning its work in small neighborhoods and involved mobilization of women and workers.[2]

  1. ^ Nafisa Hoodbhoy (25 March 2015). "Veteran leftist activist Tahira Ali laid to rest". www.aboardthedemocracytrain.com website (The Express Tribune newspaper). Retrieved 11 September 2019.
  2. ^ Jalil, Xari (2015-03-24). "Tahira Mazhar Ali's death a profound loss to many". DAWN.COM (newspaper). Retrieved 11 September 2019.