Grace d’Almeida
Beninese lawyer, feminist and human rights activist
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Christina Jasson
South African trade unionist Christina “Chrissie” Jasson was part of the Port Elizabeth trade union movements. She led several strikes and organized workers from the textiles and food and canning industries, and served as acting secretary of the Eastern Cape Action Committee from 1954 to 1955.
Stella Obasanjo
As the wife of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, Stella Obasanjo was the First Lady of Nigeria from 1999 until her death in 2005.
Dr Stella Nyanzi
Ugandan medical anthropologist who has written about sexuality, HIV/AIDS and women’s health. She is also a political activist who campaigns for women and girls rights, as well as the rights of LGBTQIA+ people.
Sophia Theresa Williams-de Bruyn
South African anti-apartheid activist
Susan Shabangu
South African trade unionist and politician
Sumboornam Pillay
Indian-South African political activist
Ncumisa Kondlo
South African human rights and gender justice activist
Emily Hobhouse
British humanitarian and pacifist active in South Africa
Alice Litster
Irish suffragist and adoption activist