Maryam Abdul Malik Al-Saleh First Kuwaiti Educator
The article focused on Maryam Abdel Malik Al-Salih's role in developing women's education in Kuwait. She was the first Kuwaiti female teacher and principal in the country's history. She began her teaching career at the age of twelve in 1938 when she took part in initiating formal education for girls, and later became the first female principal of a girls' school. Through her efforts, she sought to persuade the conservative tribal community of the importance of girls' education, sending her own daughters to school and undertaking awareness campaigns targeting family leaders. She contributed to the formation of Kuwait's first Education Council in 1936, the graduation of the first cohort of high school female graduates in 1956, and authored a book on the history of girls' education in Kuwait. She retired in 1982 after 25 years of teaching, leaving a significant legacy in women's education. She was honored in her name and her family's name within educational institutions.
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