Malala Yousafzai and Penelope have many things in common, but chiefly their dedication and great intelligence shine through. In The Odyssey by Homer, there are many times where the suitors try courting penelope, but every single time she refuses them for twenty years until Odysseus comes back home (Homer 16:420). Her dedication to remaining loyal to her husband is astounding. Correspondingly, even after getting shot in the head for fighting for women’s education, Malala Yousafzai, “appeared in a video announcing that she was taking her campaign for girl’s education global (Baker 1). Most people would be silenced by a bullet to the head, but not Malala Yousafzai. She continued her campaign and took it to an even larger scale which is something