In 1919 she carried donated food and clothing to Syria .
Layyah Barakat 's autobiography , A Message from Mount Lebanon ( 1912 ) , is believed to be the first autobiography by an Arab - American woman to be published .
In 1919 Layyah Barakat carried donated food and clothing to Syria .
Layyah Barakat 's autobiography , A Message from Mount Lebanon ( 1912 ) , is believed to be the first autobiography by an Arab - American woman to be published .