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African women who fought for rule of law

8 women in the archive worked for rule of law. 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 Fatou Bensouda, Gambia
Contemporary · Gambia · 1961–presentFatou BensoudaGambian lawyer who served as Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court from 2012 to 2021, making her one of…
Portrait of Kudirat Abiola, NigeriaModern
Kudirat AbiolaNigeria · 1951–1996
Portrait of Asha-Rose Migiro, TanzaniaContemporary
Asha-Rose MigiroTanzania · 1956–present
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Portrait of Asha-Rose Migiro
Asha-Rose Migiro Tanzania · 1956–present
Portrait of Ayo Obe
Ayo Obe Nigeria · 1955–present
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Portrait of Fatou Bensouda
Fatou Bensouda Gambia · 1961–present
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Portrait of Hauwa Ibrahim
Hauwa Ibrahim Nigeria · 1967–present
Portrait of Helen Suzman
Helen Suzman South Africa · 1917–2009
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Portrait of Kudirat Abiola
Kudirat Abiola Nigeria · 1951–1996
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Portrait of Mame Madior Boye
Mame Madior Boye Senegal · 1940–present
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Portrait of Vera Chirwa
Vera Chirwa Malawi · 1932–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
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