By Ahmed Sahid Nasralla (De Monk)
As celebrations of International Women’s Day continue after March 8th, Sierra Leonean women and girls can draw a lot of inspiration from their history.
Historically, the country’s women contributed hugely to the political, socio-economic, educational, and civil rights development of the nation.From Madam Lehbu, who became Queen of Upper Gaura in 1891 following the establishment of the Province of Freedom in 1787 (what is now known as Freetown); the Sherbro Queen Yamacouba, who was a signatory to the treaty of 1787 which ceded the land to the British; Madam Yoko, the powerful Queen of Kpaa Mende Seneghum; the contribution of Hannah Benka-Coker to education; Lati Hyde-Forster, the first woman to graduate from Fourah Bay College, University of Sierra Leone, with a doctor of civil laws degree; the role of Betsy Carew to commerce in the 1830s; Adelaide Casely-Hayford, one of the pioneers of women’s rights in Freetown and who founded the ‘Girls
Sierra Leonean poet Elizabeth L. A. Kamara
13 March 2021 at 22:26 |
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Elizabeth Kamara was born and bred in Sierra Leone and teaches at Fourah Bay College, University of Sierra Leone where she is Head of the English Unit, Department of Language Studies. Here is one of her most recent poems on International Women’s Day:
Do they even know itâs their day?
For all Unsung Women on the International Day of Women 2021
Oh women of the Sierra
Who till the land
To breathe and be
Do you even know itâs your day?
Women who keep bees
Women stung by life
March 5, 2021
The Stakeholders of Port Loko District, North-West Region has joyfully received the first Resident High Court Judge in the District covering Kambia, Lungi, Lunsar and Masiaka and Port Loko town.
Justice Abdul Sheriff J, started his work experience as a Field Volunteer for Care International in 1995. He earned his BA degree in Linguistics in 2001 from Njala University. He is also a graduate from FBC, University of Sierra Leone with LLB Honours. He was called to the Sierra Leone Bar in November, 2010.
Until his appointment in December, 2020, Justice Sheriff was a Magistrate at the Pademba road Court. He was appointed Magistrate in 2012.
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