In 1946, with her friends and colleagues at Gordon Memorial College, Mahasin Abed Alaal and Khalda Zahir, Talib founded the Women's Cultural Society (Jam'ee'yat alfata'yat althaqa'fia) in Omdurman. The society was designed to educate and empower women and provide social support for them.[1] In order to function, the society needed the support of the British authorities, so was advertised solely as a social concern, however it had political undertones. Nine women joined immediately, but the society only lasted for two years.[2] Despite its short life, it is important as it was the first women-only organisation to be established in Sudan.[3]