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Sisa Abu Daooh

March 27, 2015 in Modern Worthies

Sisa Abu Daooh

Egypt's best mom

Finding herself a single mom, Sisa Abu Daooh, a woman "strong as ten men," began living as a man to provide for her daughter. She's continued to do so for forty years, and just won an award for "best mom."

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