The contributions of Palestinian women have historically been discredited and delegitimized. This has occurred both due to societal patriarchy, and due to patriarchal norms being exacerbated by the conditions of living under the violent Israeli occupation and settler colonialism. Yet in actuality, Palestinian women have played many diverse roles in resisting the occupation through both armed resistance and cultural resistance. These roles are exemplified in multiple organized resistance movements and unorganized forms of resistance such as caring for Palestinian land, embroidery, domesticity, and overall maintenance of normalcy despite the circumstances. Additionally, these roles are comparable to those of Indigenous women in North America, and their own forms of resistance of settler colonialism. This thesis explores the roles that Palestinian women have played in resisting the occupation of Palestine, and describes comparisons to these roles and those of Indigenous women in North America.Key Words: Palestine, Israel, Palestinian women, Indigenous women, women’s movements, occupation, settler colonialism, resistanc
