Career
Boulila, born Majida Baklouti, was a figure in the Tunisian national movement and a symbol of the liberation of Tunisian women. Near the end of her pregnancy the colonial authorities transferred her to the regional hospital of Sfax, where she died 4 September 1952 of postpartum bleeding. Today, the largest avenue of Sfax and a mixed school (formerly a girls" high school) on the street are dedicated to her.
A club attached to the Regional Cultural Committee of the city of Sfax that bears her name works towards Tunisian women"s advancement.