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

African women who fought for peace & reconciliation

5 women in the archive worked for peace & reconciliation. 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 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 Derartu Tulu, EthiopiaContemporary
Derartu TuluEthiopia · 1972–present
Portrait of Julienne Lusenge, Democratic Republic of the CongoContemporary
Julienne LusengeDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 1961–present
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Portrait of Agathe Uwilingiyimana
Agathe Uwilingiyimana Rwanda · 1953–1994
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Portrait of Derartu Tulu
Derartu Tulu Ethiopia · 1972–present
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Portrait of Julienne Lusenge
Julienne Lusenge Democratic Republic of the Congo · 1961–present
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Portrait of Ruth Sando Perry
Ruth Sando Perry Liberia · 1939–2017
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Portrait of Sylvie Kinigi
Sylvie Kinigi Burundi · 1953–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