Musa is an feminist educator and a writer. She was the first egyptian girl to have a high school education in 1907. Nabawiya Musa's name is imprinted on the history of education in Egypt and she is said to be the pioneer of women's education in the country. Musa was also the first women to sit for the high school teacher's exam and was closed down to 1924, when Egypt had gained independence. Musa was a teacher, principal, and was the school's first manager/supervisor. Musa was an advocate for women's education from 1904 to 1946. Egyptian women who worked in the educational field were only allowed to teach and foreigners had worked as supervisors or managers. Musa was the first headmistress, first supervisor, and the first manager. Musa had also established her own girl's school where her campuses were located in Cairo and Alexandia. In 1922, Musa was the founder for the Progress of Women to promote girl's education and had joined in the founding of the Egyptian Feminist Union. She had also criticized the egyptian leadership, where she got sent to jail and her girls schools were closed down. One of Musa's best work was "Woman and Work" which was published in 1920. She had also wrote another book which was called "Fruits of Life in Girl's Education" in 1908 which served as a curriculum for the ministry of education. She was also convinced to become the headmistress of Al-Mohammadia school for girls by the governor of Al-Fayoum. In about 4 years, the number of student's doubled and she was proved to be a real pioneer of women's education. The schools that she had opened in Cairo and Alexandria had became one of the most prestigious schools in Egypt. She was also one of the most important theorists of the 20th century's feminist movement.