Constance Cummings-John

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Constance Agatha Cummings-John (born January 7, 1918 in Freetown , † February 21, 2000 ) was a Sierra Leonean suffragette , politician and teacher .

She founded the women's organization "Sierra Leone Women's Movement" (SLWM). In colonial times she campaigned for the independence of Sierra Leone and operated on an international level against colonialism and for the legal equality of women. After the country gained independence, she held a seat in parliament as a member of the Sierra Leone Peoples Party (SLPP).

In 1966 she was mayor of Freetown .

literature

  • Hakim Adi and Marika Sherwood: Pan-African History: Political Figures from Africa and the Diaspora Since 1787. Routledge, London 2003.

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SURNAME Cummings-John, Constance
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Cummings-John, Constance Agatha
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Sierra Leonean suffragette, politician and teacher
DATE OF BIRTH January 7, 1918
PLACE OF BIRTH Freetown
DATE OF DEATH February 21, 2000