Distinguished Women of Past and Present
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Remi Adedeji 1937- From: Nigeria Fields: Literature and Poetry Key Words/Phrases: Nigerian children's story writer Ama Ata Aidoo 1942- From: Ghana, United States: California Fields: Education, Literature and Poetry Key Words/Phrases: writer, novelist, playwright Maya Angelou 1928- From: United States: Arkansas, California, Missouri, North Carolina Fields: Activism and Social Service, Human Rights, Literature and Poetry, Stage and Screen Key Words/Phrases: poet, novelist, activist, actress Mariama Ba 1929-1981 From: Senegal Fields: Education, Human Rights, Literature and Poetry Augusta Baker 1911-1998 From: United States: Maryland, New York, South Carolina Fields: Activism and Social Service, Education, Literature and Poetry Tonya Bolden 1959- From: United States: New York Fields: Education, Literature and Poetry Gwendolyn Brooks 1917-2000 From: United States: Illinois, Kansas Fields: Literature and Poetry Margaret Taylor Burroughs 1917- From: United States: Illinois, Louisiana Fields: Art, Education, Literature and Poetry Akosua Busia 1966- From: Ghana, United States Fields: Literature and Poetry, Stage and Screen Octavia Butler 1947- From: United States: California, Washington Fields: Literature and Poetry Lucille Clifton 1936- From: United States: Maryland, New York Fields: Literature and Poetry Tsitsi Dangarembga 1959- From: United Kingdom, Zimbabwe Fields: Literature and Poetry Rita Dove 1952- From: United States: Arizona, Ohio, Virginia Fields: Education, Literature and Poetry Key Words/Phrases: U.S. Poet Laureate, Pulitzer Prize in Poetry, professor Buchi Emecheta 1944- From: Nigeria, United Kingdom Fields: Literature and Poetry Jessie Redmon Fauset 1882-1961 From: United States: New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Washington DC Fields: Education, Literature and Poetry Nikki Giovanni 1943- From: United States: Tennessee, Virginia Fields: Education, Literature and Poetry Key Words/Phrases: poet, professor Lorraine Hansberry 1930-1965 From: United States: Illinois, New York Fields: Literature and Poetry Key Words/Phrases: playwright, essayist Frances Ellen Watkins Harper 1825-1911 From: United States: Maryland, Ohio, Pennsylvania Fields: Activism and Social Service, Human Rights, Literature and Poetry Bessie Head 1937-1986 From: Botswana, South Africa Fields: Literature and Poetry Zora Neale Hurston 1891-1960 From: United States: Florida, New York Fields: Anthropology, Literature and Poetry Noni Jabavu 1919-2008 From: Botswana, South Africa, United Kingdom Fields: Literature and Poetry Harriet Jacobs 1813-1897 From: United States: Georgia, Massachusetts, North Carolina, Washington DC Fields: Activism and Social Service, Human Rights, Literature and Poetry Farida Karodia 1942- From: Canada, South Africa, Zambia Fields: Literature and Poetry Jamaica Kincaid 1949- From: Antigua and Barbuda, United States: New York Fields: Literature and Poetry Ellen Kuzwayo 1914-2006 From: South Africa Fields: Activism and Social Service, Government and Politics, Human Rights, Literature and Poetry Nella Larsen 1893-1964 From: United States: Illinois, New York Fields: Health and Medicine, Literature and Poetry Audre Lorde 1934-1992 From: United States: New York Fields: Literature and Poetry Audre Geraldine Lorde 1934-1992 From: United States: New York Fields: Literature and Poetry Sindiwe Magona 1943- From: South Africa, United States: New York Fields: Literature and Poetry J. Nozipo Maraire 1966- From: Zimbabwe, United States: Connecticut, Massachusetts Fields: Health and Medicine, Literature and Poetry Terry McMillan 1951- From: United States: California, Michigan Fields: Literature and Poetry Gcina Mhlope 1959- From: South Africa Fields: Activism and Social Service, Literature and Poetry Toni Morrison 1931- From: United States: New York, Ohio, Texas, Washington DC Fields: Education, Literature and Poetry Micere Githae Mugo 1942- From: Kenya, Zimbabwe Fields: Activism and Social Service, Education, Human Rights, Literature and Poetry Rebeka Njau 1932- From: Kenya Fields: Literature and Poetry Mpho Matsepo Nthunya 1930- From: Lesotho, South Africa Fields: Literature and Poetry Martina Awele Nwakoby 1944?- From: Nigeria, United Kingdom Fields: Literature and Poetry Flora Nwapa 1931-1993 From: Nigeria Fields: Government and Politics, Literature and Poetry Asenath Bole Odaga 1938- From: Kenya Fields: Education, Literature and Poetry Key Words/Phrases: writer of children's literature, teacher Grace Ogot 1930- From: Kenya Fields: Government and Politics, Health and Medicine, Literature and Poetry Molara Ogundipe-Leslie From: Nigeria Fields: Activism and Social Service, Literature and Poetry Osonye Tess Onwueme 1955- From: Nigeria, United States: Wisconsin Fields: Education, Literature and Poetry Charlemae Hill Rollins 1897-1979 From: United States: Illinois, Mississippi, Oklahoma Fields: Education, Literature and Poetry Zulu Sofola 1935-1995 From: Nigeria Fields: Education, Literature and Poetry Efua Theodora Sutherland 1924-1996 From: Ghana Fields: Activism and Social Service, Literature and Poetry Miriam Tlali 1933- From: South Africa Fields: Literature and Poetry Adaora Lily Ulasi 1932- From: Nigeria, United Kingdom Fields: Journalism and Broadcasting, Literature and Poetry Yvonne Vera 1964-2005 From: Canada, Zimbabwe Fields: Literature and Poetry Alice Walker 1944- From: United States: California, Georgia, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New York Fields: Activism and Social Service, Human Rights, Literature and Poetry Phillis Wheatley 1753-1784 From: Senegal, United States: Massachusetts Fields: Literature and Poetry |
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