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Nationalist and independence movements throughout Africa have been predominantly led by men; however, women also held important roles. Women's roles in African independence movements were diverse and varied by each country. Many women believed that their liberation was directly linked to the liberation of their countries. [1]
Phyllis Mary Kaberry (17 September 1910 – 31 October 1977) was a social anthropologist who dedicated her work to the study of women in various societies. Particularly with her work in both Australia and Africa, she paved the way for a feminist approach in anthropological studies.
Maryly Van Leer Peck (1930–2011) – academic, first female engineer at Vanderbilt University, pioneer, women's rights activist and board member of Society of Women Engineers Frances Willard (1839–1898) – long-time president of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union , which, under her leadership, supported women's suffrage
A Congolese woman asserts women's rights with the message 'The mother is as important as the father' printed on her pagne, 2015.. The culture, evolution, and history of women who were born in, live in, and are from the continent of Africa reflect the evolution and history of the African continent itself.
Figures such as Nana Asma'u, an 18th-century African princess, and her Yan Taru movement to empower and educate women in the Sokoto Caliphate are considered precursors to modern feminism in Africa. African women were already deeply engaged at the World Conference on Women, 1985 [1] and have long been recognizing each other's contributions. [2]
STORY: They're keeping up their fight for a voice from the Aboriginal Tent Embassy, a campsite near the Old Parliament House in Australia's capital city of Canberra and the world's longest running ...
Cheryl Suzack and Shari M. Huhndorf argue in Indigenous Women and Feminism: Politics, Activism and Culture that: "Although Indigenous feminism is a nascent field of scholarly inquiry, it has arisen from histories of women's activism and culture that have aimed to combat gender discrimination, secure social justice for Indigenous women, and ...
Having been drawn into politics via her work in the Garment Workers' Union of South Africa in the 1940s, [9] Ngoyi joined the ANC Women's League in 1952; she was at that stage a widow with children and an elderly mother to support, and worked as a seamstress. [9] A year later she was elected as President of the Women's League.