file footage: bourguiba is tunisia. for 30 years, he's fought for his country.tled for independence from france, and wasjailed and exiled for his trouble. since independence, he's been his nation's leader. translation: i knew president bourguiba during the struggle i against colonialism. in the equal rights law, he banned polygamy, he gave women social, political and economic rights. he introduced the law on 13 august, 1956. thanks to this law, women were allowed to vote and also become politicians. i am one of the founders of the tunisian women's union, and president bourguiba relied on us. file footage: in this school, 100 miles from tunis, - a teacher hammers home the newly discovered facts of female life to 60 teenagers. there are certain 13 such schools in tunisia, organised and staffed by the tunisian women's union, a militant and powerful body of opinion in the land. the teacher leaves them in no doubts about their right. she tells them, "you are not slaves anymore, you are like european women. you have equal rights with men. this, you must understand." t