Bessie Smith
Acknowledged as one of the greatest blues singers of the twentieth century, Bessie Smith reigned as the “Empress of the Blues” throughout most of the 1920s.
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Aïssata Kane
Mauritian political Aïssata Touré Kane served as the country’s first female government minister as part of President Moktar Ould Daddah’s cabinet from 1975 to 1978, when the government was overthrown by a military coup.
Arwa Abouon
Libyan-Canadian photographer
Grace Kodindo
Chadian obstetrician Grace Kodindo is an advocate for reproductive healthcare in her home countries and internationally. She is also active against female genital mutilation (FGM), drawing attention to the medical dangers of the procedure.
Felicity
Martyr of Carthage
Perpetua
Martyr of Carthage
Lilian Bader
One of the first women of African descent to join the British armed forces.
Mary Prince
British abolitionist and memoirist
Claudia Jones
Journalist born in Trinidad who dedicated her life to fighting racism inequality and injustice.
Georgia Douglas Johnson
Georgia Douglas Johnson was one of the most well-known Black female writers and playwrights of her time. Known for writing most about love and womanhood, Douglas Johnson’s published works touched many and were featured in the most widely-read Black publications of the twentieth century.