Women · By cause
A collection · 5 women · 5 countries

African women in diplomacy and war

5 women in the archive worked for diplomacy & military strategy. 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 Yennenga, Burkina Faso
Pre-Colonial · Burkina Faso · 1100–presentYennengaLegendary warrior princess remembered as the mother of the Mossi people of Burkina Faso. A horsewoman and soldier who…
Portrait of Nzinga of Ndongo and Matamba, AngolaPre-Colonial
Nzinga of Ndongo and MatambaAngola · 1583–1663
Portrait of Kandake Amanirenas, SudanPre-Colonial
Kandake AmanirenasSudan · Unknown
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Portrait of Kandake Amanirenas
Kandake Amanirenas Sudan · Unknown
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Manthatisi Lesotho · 1781–1836
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Portrait of Nzinga of Ndongo and Matamba
Nzinga of Ndongo and Matamba Angola · 1583–1663
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Sarraounia Mangou Niger · 1850–present
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Portrait of Yennenga
Yennenga Burkina Faso · 1100–present
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