In her 89 years, Dr Nawal El Saadawi was relentless in her fight against the persecution of women. She passed away on March 21, but her legacy as an advocate and writer lives on. Her multifaceted approach to feminism, pulling from her experience as a writer, physician and psychiatrist ensured her advocacy reverberated transnationally, overwhelming a global audience and stirring a Revolution in us all. Born in Kafr Tahla, a village outside Cairo, El Saadawi battled the feeling of inferiority imposed on her from a young age. Notions including “a boy is worth fifteen girls at least”, as said by h…