Background
Tewhida Ben Sheikh was born in Tunis, Tunisia.
Tewhida Ben Sheikh was born in Tunis, Tunisia.
She was also a pioneer in women"s medicine, in particular contraception and abortion access. While attending this school, Ben Sheikh was taught Arabic, French, the study of the Qur"an, and modern subjects. She travelled to the School of Medicine in Paris to pursue her education, earning a degree in medicine in 1936.
Upon her return to Tunis, she was given a dinner in her honour by local physicians.
Tunisia was a French colony at the time.