The Arab Women Union Society in Jerusalem is one of the oldest women's societies in Palestine. It was founded in 1928 at the initiative of several women from Jerusalem, led by the late Zulaikha Shihabi. Since then, the Society has kept pace with the steps and stages of the national struggle of the Palestinian people, as it has played important roles, including participating in mass activities and extending a helping hand to the freedom fighters and revolutionaries by caring for the wounded fighters, embracing and caring for the sons of shaheeds, and helping the families that have been affected by the calamities that hit the country.

The Arab Women Union Society in Jerusalem Collection contains several photographs documenting the Society's activities, including photographs of some of the Society's members and their various activities, particularly their work in the Society's workshop, as well as photographs of Zulaikha Shihabi, the founder of the Society, accompanied by the members of the Society. It also contains photographs of the visit of Hussein bin Talal, King of Jordan, to Jerusalem.
The collection includes a pamphlet issued in 1983, which highlights the inception, establishment and achievements of the Union, the Union's struggle in 1948 in defence of Jerusalem, its activities between 1948 and 1967 as well as in the post-June 1967 War period, and its contribution to medical and social services as well as to the national movement.