In 2014, Yousafzai became the youngest ever winner of a Nobel Prize at age 17, for her continued championing of education for all, and earlier this year was named the UN’s youngest-ever Messenger of Peace.

She’s previously said that actress Emma Watson inspired her to become a feminist. Watson was interviewing Yousafzai at the premiere of her documentary film He Named Me Malala in 2015.

“This word feminism has been a very tricky word,” Yousafzai explained.

“And when I heard it the first time I hesitated in saying 'Am I a feminist or not?' and then after hearing your speech when you said, 'If not now, when? If not me, who?' I decided that there's nothing wrong with calling yourself a feminist ... because feminism is another word for equality.”

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Malala’s message on her first day at Oxford University is both inspirational and emotional