​Morocco's "Years of Lead" - a period of state political violence closely associated with the reign of King Hassan II (1961-1999) - have been studied in depth, yet they have rarely been examined from the perspective of women's history. This article draws on research conducted with former female political prisoners from the Moroccan Marxist-Leninist movement, in order to explore the intersection between women's and contemporary history. It offers a critique of the ethical principle that mandates anonymity, arguing that it does not necessarily guarantee true anonymity and urging historians to move beyond it. Writing women's history, the study contends, necessarily involves naming women, as this is the only way to recover the individuality of their experiences and to counter their erasure from historical narratives.​