Women · By cause
A collection · 4 women · 4 countries

African women who fought for girls' education

4 women in the archive worked for girls' education. 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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Portrait of Agathe Uwilingiyimana, Rwanda
Contemporary · Rwanda · 1953–1994Agathe UwilingiyimanaRwanda's first and only female Prime Minister, a chemistry teacher who abolished ethnic quotas in schools, stood…
Portrait of Angélique Kidjo, BeninContemporary
Angélique KidjoBenin · 1960–present
Portrait of Gertrude Mongella, TanzaniaContemporary
Gertrude MongellaTanzania · 1945–present
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Portrait of Agathe Uwilingiyimana
Agathe Uwilingiyimana Rwanda · 1953–1994
Portrait of Angélique Kidjo
Angélique Kidjo Benin · 1960–present
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Portrait of Gertrude Mongella
Gertrude Mongella Tanzania · 1945–present
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Portrait of Tawhida Ben Cheikh
Tawhida Ben Cheikh Tunisia · 1909–2010
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