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African women who fought for economic reform

5 women in the archive worked for economic reform. 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 Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Nigeria
Modern · Nigeria · 1954–presentNgozi Okonjo-IwealaNigerian-American economist who became the first woman and first African Director-General of the WTO. Former Nigerian…
Portrait of Elisabeth Domitien, Central African RepublicModern
Elisabeth DomitienCentral African Republic · 1925–2005
Portrait of Esther Afua Ocloo, GhanaColonial
Esther Afua OclooGhana · 1919–2002
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Portrait of Elisabeth Domitien
Elisabeth Domitien Central African Republic · 1925–2005
Portrait of Esther Afua Ocloo
Esther Afua Ocloo Ghana · 1919–2002
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Portrait of Folorunṣo Alakija
Folorunṣo Alakija Nigeria · 1951–present
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Portrait of Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Nigeria · 1954–present
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Portrait of Sylvie Kinigi
Sylvie Kinigi Burundi · 1953–present
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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
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