Alice Munro vs Nawal El Saadawi
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Compare the life timelines of Alice Munro (1931–2024) and Nawal El Saadawi (1931–2021) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 90 years, from 1931 to 2021.
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Alice Munro (1931–2024)
- — Born in Wingham, Ontario Verified
- — Studied English and journalism at the University of Western Ontario Verified
- — Married James Munro and moved to Vancouver Verified
- — Moved to Victoria, British Columbia, and opened Munro's Books Verified
- — Published Dance of the Happy Shades Verified
- — Published Lives of Girls and Women Verified
- — Divorced James Munro and returned to Ontario Verified
- — Awarded the Man Booker International Prize Verified
- — Awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature Verified
- — Died in Port Hope, Ontario Verified
Nawal El Saadawi (1931–2021)
- — Born in Kafr Tahla, Egypt Verified
- — Graduated in medicine from the University of Cairo Verified
- — Appointed Director of Public Health in Egypt's Ministry of Health Verified
- — Published Women and Sex and was dismissed from the Ministry of Health Verified
- — Published Woman at Point Zero Verified
- — Imprisoned under President Anwar Sadat Verified
- — Founded the Arab Women's Solidarity Association Verified
- — Left Egypt to teach in the United States Verified
- — Returned to live in Egypt
- — Died in Cairo Verified