Nawal El Sadaawi, advocate

Oct. 27, 1931-

Amelia to Zora: Twenty-Six Women Who Changed the World by Cynthia Chin-Lee, illustrated by Megan Halsey and Sean Addy (Charlesbridge, 2005)

“N” is for Nawal, in this collective biography about women. El Sadaawi is an advocate for women’s rights, doctor and writer. Born in Egypt, she was imprisioned for her views of Arab women but has been released.

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