Mirror: Women in African History (English)

Women in African History


  • Aoua Keita Comic Strip

    Aoua Keita (1912-1980) was a Malian midwife and anti-colonial activist.

    Aoua Keita Biography

    Aoua Keita Soundtrack


  • Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti Comic Strip

    Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti (1900–1978) was a leading activist during Nigerian women’s anti-colonial struggles. She founded the Abeokuta Women’s Union, one of the most impressive women’s organizations of the twentieth century (with a membership estimated to have reached up to 20,000 women), which fought to protect and further the rights of women.

    Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti Biography

    Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti Soundtrack


  • Gisèle Rabesahala Comic Strip

    As a celebrated Malagasy woman politician of the twentieth century, Gisèle Rabesahala (1929-2011) devoted her life to her country’s independence, human rights and the freedom of peoples. The first Malagasy woman to be appointed minister (1977), she is regarded as a pioneer in Malagasy politics.

    Gisèle Rabesahala Biography

    Gisèle Rabesahala Soundtrack


  • Mariama Ba Comic Strip

    Mariama Ba was one of the pioneers of Senegalese literature.

    Mariama Ba Biography

    Mariama Ba Soundtrack


  • The Mulatto Solitude Comic Strip

    Sojourner Truth (c.1797-1883) was a leading activist, speaker and teacher at the forefront of the African-American struggle for civil rights. Resolutely non-sectarian, she acted as a bridge between issues such as women’s rights, abolition, and religious freedom.

    The Mulatto Solitude Biography

    The Mulatto Solitude Soundtrack


  • The Njinga Mbandi Comic Strip

    Njinga Mbandi (1581–1663), Queen of Ndongo and Matamba, defined much of the history of seventeenth-century Angola. A deft diplomat, skilful negotiator and formidable tactician, Njinga resisted Portugal’s colonial designs tenaciously until her death in 1663.

    Njinga Mbandi Biography

    Njinga Mbandi Soundtrack


  • Sojourner Truth Comic Strip

    Sojourner Truth (c.1797-1883) was a leading activist, speaker and teacher at the forefront of the African-American struggle for civil rights. Resolutely non-sectarian, she acted as a bridge between issues such as women’s rights, abolition, and religious freedom.

    Sojpurner Truth Biography

    Sojpurner Truth Soundtrack


  • Taytu Betul Comic Strip

    Taytu Betul (c.1851–1918) was a formidable queen and empress of Ethiopia. An astute diplomat, she proved to be a key figure in thwarting Italian imperialist designs on Ethiopia. Later, she and her husband Emperor Menelik II, led a huge army to battle at Adwa, where they won one of the most important victories of any African army against European colonialist aggression.

    Taytu Betul Biography

    Taytu Betul Soundtrack


  • Wangari Maathi Comic Strip

    Wangari Maathai (1940–2011) was a Kenyan scholar and environmental activist. She founded the pioneering Green Belt Movement in 1977, which encourages people, particularly women, to plant trees to combat environmental degradation.

    Wangari Maathi Biography

    Wangari Maathi Soundtrack


  • The Women Solddiers of Dahomey Comic Strip

    Elite troops of women soldiers contributed to the military power of the Kingdom of Dahomey in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. The troops were dissolved following the fall of Behanzin (Gbêhanzin), during French colonial expansion at the end of the nineteenth century.

    The Women Soldiers of Dahomey Biography

    The Women Solddiers of Dahomey Soundtrack


  • Yennega Comic Strip

    Yennega, an emblematic figure in Burkina Faso, was the mother of Ouedraogo, the founder of the dynasties of the Moose chieftains. She is thought to have lived between the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries. A legendary figure in West Africa, Yennega is the epitome of the female warrior, a free and independently minded woman.

    Yennega Biography

    Yennega Soundtrack

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