Women · By cause
A collection · 7 women · 3 countries

African women who fought for anti-apartheid activism

7 women in the archive worked for anti-apartheid activism. They came from different countries and different centuries, but each of them saw a wrong that others accepted and set out to change it.

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Three women to meet first

Portrait of Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, South Africa
Modern · South Africa · 1936–2018Winnie Madikizela-MandelaSouth African anti-apartheid activist who kept resistance alive inside the country while Nelson Mandela was imprisoned…
Portrait of Albertina Sisulu, South AfricaModern
Albertina SisuluSouth Africa · 1918–2011
Portrait of Annie Jiagge, GhanaIndependence
Annie JiaggeGhana · 1918–1996
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Portrait of Albertina Sisulu
Albertina Sisulu South Africa · 1918–2011
Portrait of Annie Jiagge
Annie Jiagge Ghana · 1918–1996
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Fatima Meer South Africa · 1928–2010
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Portrait of Jeanne Martin Cissé
Jeanne Martin Cissé Guinea · 1926–2017
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Portrait of Miriam Makeba
Miriam Makeba South Africa · 1932–2008
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Portrait of Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma
Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma South Africa · 1949–present
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Portrait of Winnie Madikizela-Mandela
Winnie Madikizela-Mandela South Africa · 1936–2018
Other causes
Women's rights48 women Education32 women Women's leadership31 women Human rights19 women Political leadership17 women Sovereignty & independence17 women Political rights15 women Anti-colonial activism14 women