Woman Spent 43 Years Disguised as a Man

Sisa Gaber Abu Douh was forced to disguise herself as a man to find work, as women were not hired for manual labor jobs in Egypt in the 1970s.

Mother Who Dressed as Man for 43 Years
Al Arabiya Net, Tiny Fox Lab

Sisa Gaber Abu Douh who after the death of her husband, was forced to disguise herself as a man to find work. she cut her hair, dressed in loose fitting robes and a turban, finding work as a shoe-shiner, farmer and in construction to provide for her daughter and grandchildren. As women were not hired for manual labor jobs in Egypt in the 1970s. – Tiny Fox Lab Facts

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Source: https://egyptindependent.com/upper-egypt-woman-raises-daughter-disguised-working-man-43-years/