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A collection · 5 women · 5 countries

African women who led in faith

5 women in the archive worked for spiritual leadership. 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 Kimpa Vita, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Pre-Colonial · Democratic Republic of the Congo · 1684–1706Kimpa VitaKongolese prophet who led a religious and political movement to reunify the Kingdom of Kongo, claiming to be possessed…
Portrait of Aline Sitoé Diatta, SenegalColonial
Aline Sitoé DiattaSenegal · 1920–1944
Portrait of Lalla Fatma N'Soumer, AlgeriaColonial
Lalla Fatma N'SoumerAlgeria · 1830–1863
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Portrait of Aline Sitoé Diatta
Aline Sitoé Diatta Senegal · 1920–1944
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Portrait of Kimpa Vita
Kimpa Vita Democratic Republic of the Congo · 1684–1706
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Portrait of Lalla Fatma N'Soumer
Lalla Fatma N'Soumer Algeria · 1830–1863
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Portrait of Nehanda Charwe Nyakasikana
Nehanda Charwe Nyakasikana Zimbabwe · 1840–1898
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Sarraounia Mangou Niger · 1850–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