Nabawiyya Musa

نبويات موسى (Known as "Musa")

Educator, Pioneer Feminist, First Egyptian Woman High School Graduate

Born Dec 17, 1886

Zagazig, Egypt

Passed Away Apr 30, 1951 Alexandria, Egypt

Lifespan 64 years old

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"Economic independence is the only guarantee of woman's dignity and sovereignty."

Archival Overview

First Egyptian woman to obtain a high school baccalaureate (1907) and first female headmistress in Egypt, who established independent girls' schools and the Tarqiyat al-Fatah journal.

Biographical Record

Born in the Nile Delta, Nabawiyya Musa fought patriarchal bureaucracy to sit for the national secondary education examination in 1907, becoming the first Egyptian woman to pass the official baccalaureate.

Refusing to accept lower pay than male teachers, she founded the Tarqiyat al-Fatah school in Alexandria, establishing complete financial independence for female institutions and authoring Al-Mar'a wa al-Amal (Woman and Work), a foundational manifesto on economic empowerment.

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Final Resting Place

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Bab Sharqi Cemetery
Alexandria, Egypt

                         GPS: 31.2000, 29.9167                    

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