Cherifa Messadi (Arabic: شريفة المسعدي; 1908–20 July 1990)[1] was a Tunisian trade union leader. She was the first woman to become a union leader in the Arab world.[2][3] Her daughter, Dorra Bouzid, was a prominent journalist, art critic, and feminist.
↑Belhadi, Abdelmajid. "Cherifa Messaadi". Encyclopedia of Tunisian Women. Retrieved 24 March 2026.
↑Ben Hassine, Boutheina (31 March 2020). "Women in Tunisia". Oxford Research Encyclopedia of African History. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/acrefore/9780190277734.013.511}.