1954 - Another Year Of Progress -- She is shown in Washington, D.C., with Mrs. Carroll Kearns (left), president of the National Federation of Republican Women, a political organisation, and Mrs. Edward L.R. Elson, wife of a prominent minister in the U.S. Capital. Underlining the community of interest among citizens of the free world, woman leaders on many countries criss- crossed the globe in 1954 to exchange knowledge and experience as a contribution to mutual understanding and friendship. One of these distinguished travelers was Nadme Doria Shafik, of Egypt, who made a six-week lecture of the Middle East a private group. Mrs.Shafik is an internationally known exponent of women's right and responsibilities as citizens. As founder and President of the Daughter of the Nile, she is a leader in what she describes as "the last and great fight -- that of the vote for women." January 11, 1955. (Photo by United States Information Center).