" Motherhood goes back in history to a time when a father had no way of knowing his children. Fatherhood only became known when class patriarchal society had established itself and imposed monogamous marriage on women. Motherhood is like sun and rain and plants, a quality and product of nature which does not require laws or systems in order to exist. "

― Nawal El Saadawi , Walking through Fire: The Later Years of Nawal El Saadawi, In Her Own Words