Abstract
Algerian women participated actively in Algeria's liberation struggle (1954― 1962), but, as Algerian historian Daniele Djamila Amrane-Minne notes, their contribution has often been overlooked by historians and the public at large. Drawing upon the three sources Amrane-Minne cites as areas of omission-fiction, memoirs, historical research-my study addresses two interrelated questions posed by this special issue: To what extent does the search for the truth about the past reveal hidden histories? How do the dynamics of gender intersect with efforts at social restoration and collaboration ? Selections include Amrane-Minne's historical study-originally her doctoral thesis—La guerre d'Algerie (1954―1962), Femmes au combat (1993), Louisette Ighilariz's memoir, Algerienne (2001), and Assia Djebar's novel, La femme sans sepulture [Woman without a Tomb] (2002). Representing diverse genres and introducing multiple voices, these three texts are forms of testimonial literature; each in its way grapples with the physical and psychological demands of intense political engagement.
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