"I preferred to live as master of men, not their servant."
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Nabawiyya Musa
Nabawiyya Mohamed Musa Badawia (Arabic: ูุจููุฉ ู ูุณู ู ุญู ุฏ ุจุฏููุฉ; December 17, 1886 โ April 30, 1951) was an Egyptian nationalist and feminist and is recognized as one of the founding feminists of the 20th century in Egypt.
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