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AFROQUIZ2019-CELEBRATINGWOMENOFAFRICANDESCENT/CELEBRATINGBLACKWOMEN

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Thisyear,CCACHwantedtocelebratesomeoftheexemplarywomenofAfricanHeritagewhohavemadewonderfulcontributionstonotonlytheAfricancontinent,buttothecitiesandcountriesthatthesewomencallhome.

Wehopethatyouareinspiredbysome,ifnotalloftheseheroinesasyoureadthroughyourmaterial;andthattheirstorieshelpyoutowriteyourownstories.

Enjoy!

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HIDDENFIGURES:WomeninSTEMHowmanywomenscientistsdoyouknow?Therearesomany,butsometimestheyarenotspokenaboutasmuch.Inthiscategory,youaregoingtolearnaboutsomewomenofcolourwhoarehiddenfiguresintheworldofScience,Technology,EngineeringorMathematics(STEM).Thesefoursubjectsarenoteasyones,sowewanttocelebratethesewomenandtheirhardworkthroughlearningabouttheirachievementsandcontributions.

Dr.LiliaAnnAbron

LiliaAnnAbronwasbornonMarch8,1945inMemphis,Tennessee.SheisanEnvironmentalEngineerbyprofession.

• Shewasbornintoafamilyofacademicachievers,andhadagoodsupportsystemathome.

• Shealwaysknewthatshewantedtobeascientist,butanEnvironmentalengineer,orsanitaryengineerasitusedtobecalled,wasnotinhermind.

• ShewentintothisfieldafterbeinginspiredbythebookSilentSpringbyRachelCarson,aMarineBiologistandConservationist.

• ShegotaBachelorofScienceDegreeinChemistryfromaHistoricallyBlackCollege(HBCU)calledLAMoyneCollegeinMemphis.Shewas21yearsoldatthetime.

• ShealsohasaMaster’sDegreeinSanitaryEngineeringfromWashingtonUniversityinSt.Louis.Sheandacolleagueweretheonlytwowomeninthegraduateprogram.

• AbronhasadoctoraldegreefromtheUniversityofIowa.

• In1978,Dr.AbronfoundedanengineeringfirmcalledPEERConsultants,PC.SheisalsotheCEOofhercompany.

• PEERmadeLiliaoneofthefirstengineeringprofessionalstoshowthatsustainabilitycanleadtoabetterlivingsituationforpeoplelivinginpoverty.PEER’sgreatestexampleofthisisthetransformationthattheywereresponsibleforinthecommunityofWitsand,inSouthAfrica.

• Throughahousingproject,PEERtookWitsandfromashantytowncommunitytoonewhichhasmorethan2,600familieslivingincomfortable,energyefficientsolarhomes.Thisprojectwasrunduring

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thetimewhenBillClintonandNelsonMandelawerethepresidentsoftheUSAandSouthAfricarespectively.

• TheprojectwasawardedtheAmericanAcademyofEngineers2012SuperiorAchievementAward.

• Thisproject,andmanyothersthatsheandPEERhaveworkedonallowDr.Abrontoachieveherlife-longambitiontoimproveglobalcommunitiesbythecreationofabetterandsafeenvironment.

ProfessorZulaikaAli

ProfessorAliwasbornonDecember26,1948.SheisaprofessorofChildHealth(Neonatology)atTheUniversityoftheWestIndies(UWI),St.Augustine.SheisthefirstwomantobechairofChildHealthatthecampus.

Awards

• Chaconia(Silver)MedalforherlongandmeritoriousservicetoTrinidadandTobagointhemedicalfield.(2010)

• AlihasaBachelorofMedicinedegreefromtheUniversityoftheWestIndiesinMona,Jamaica.

• ShealsohasaBachelorofSurgery(MBBS)andaDiplomainChildHealth.

• ASadoctorsheexcelsbothinthehospitalaswellasinthelecturehallsteachingthosethatwouldliketofollowinherfootsteps.

• Zulaika’sverylargefamilyplayedaroleinherbecomingamedicaldoctor.Shewasbornintoahouseholdoftensiblings,andthisgaveherthelovingandcaringnaturewhichallowshertobeanexemplarydoctorandprofessor.

• Withherpassionforneonatology,Dr.AlisetupandheadedthefirstneonatalintensivecareunitinTrinidadandTobago.

• ShewasalsoresponsibleforthedevelopmentoftheUWITelehealthProgramme.Thisprogrammealloweddoctorstohaveconsultationswithchildrenwhowerenotabletocomeseetheminperson.Itusedvideo-conferencingtechnologywherealivefeedalloweddoctorstoassesschildren.Thussickchildrendidnothavetodealwiththeburdenoftravelingabroad.

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ProfessorTebelloNyokong

BorninLesothoonOctober20,1951,NyokongisaChemistwhohasmademanycontributionstothescientificdevelopmentofSouthAfrica,thecountrywhichshenowcallshome.ShewasawardedTheOrderofMapungubwe(anationalorder)inbronzeforheroutstandingcontributionsinthefieldofscience.

FollowthelinkbelowtoheartheprofessortalkaboutherpassionforChemistryandscienceingeneral:https://youtu.be/YMCOSXYsUaM

(somequestionsmaycomefromtheinformationinthevideo)

• Asayounggirl,ProfessorTebellowasonlyabletoattendprimaryschoolclasseseverysecondday.Shespenttheotherdaystendingtothesheepatherfamilyfarm.

• Havingtojuggleschoolandbeingashepherdencouragedherandmadeherawarethatshecoulddoanythingthataboycoulddo.

• ProfessorNyokong’sloveforchemistryandsciencewasnotapparentfromayoungage.Sheonlydevelopedaninterestinsciencetwoyearsbeforeherlastyearofhighschool.

• Beforethis,shehadbeentakingartssubjects,sowhenshedecidedonthechangetoscience,shehadalotofcatchinguptodoinordertobeabletowritefinals.SheexceledatthisandobtainedherCambridgeOverseasSchoolCertificatein1972.

CanadianConnection:

AftergraduatingfromtheNationalUniversityofLesothoin1977,TebellowasgivenaCanadianInternational

DevelopmentAgency(CIDA)scholarship.SheobtainedaMaster’sdegreeinChemistryfouryearslaterandthenaPhDin1987fromtheUniversityofWesternOntario.

• Afterstudyingabroad,shewentbacktoLesothoandtaughtattheuniversitybeforeshejoinedRhodesUniversityinSouthAfricain1992asalecturer.Sheworkedefficientlyanddemonstratedqualitywork,whichallowedhertoclimbtheacademicladderandeventuallybecomeaprofessor.

• Shehasaresearchlabattheuniversity;andhereshementorsotherbuddingchemists(especiallywomen)andperformsgroundbreakingresearch.

• Sheiswellknownforherresearchonanalternativetreatmentanddiagnosisforcancercalled“photo-dynamictherapy”.

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WOMENWARRIORSAwarriorisnotonlysomeonewhofightsbattlesorwars.Awarriorisalsoapersonwhostandsupforandfightsforsomethingthattheybelievein.Inthissection,youwilllearnaboutwarriorsofallageswhousetheirpositionandinfluencetoempowerotherswhoarenotabletoontheirown.

TheWarriorPrincess

ThefirstofourwarriorsisPrincessSenateMohatoSeeisoofLesotho.BornonOctober7,2000,PrincessSenatedoesnotletheragestopherfromadvocatingfortheendofchildmarriagesinhernativelandofLesotho

PrincessSenateMohatoSeeiso

TheprincesisapatronintheCoalitionontheRightsoftheChild.Thisorganizationisanon-governmentalorganizationwhichworkstoensurethattheConventionontheRightsoftheChildinLesothoisbeingwellimplementedinthecountry.SheisalsotheNationalChampionofEndingChildMarriage;arolewhichshewillingtookonandexcelsatbeingachildherself.

FollowthelinktowatchanewsstoryaboutthePrincess:https://youtu.be/cRyZOWfelrA.Fillintheblanksbelowwithinformationyoulearnedinthevideoabouttheprincess.

ThePrincessis______yearsoldinthisnewsbulletin.Shesaidthatinordertoachieveafruitfulandhealthyadulthood,childrenherageshouldgivepriorityto____________________.Thisisthehashtag(#)thatsheendsherspeechoffwith:#____________________________________________.

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TheEducationWarriors

Inthetablebelow,youwilllearnabouttwowarriorwomenwhobelievedinthepowerofeducation.Thesetwowomen,notonlyfollowedtheirdreamsandambitions,butalsofoughtthoseofothers.

DameNitaBarrow

Althoughshewasbornduringatimewhenwomendidnotholdpositionsofinfluence,BarrowfoughtherwaytobeingoneofthemostinfluentialleadersintheCaribbean.

Achievements/Awards

• KnightedbyQueenElizabethIIasDameofStAndrewandDameGrandCrossoftheOrderofStMichaelandStGeorge

• Shehasanacademicunitnamedafterher:TheNitaBarrowUnitoftheInstituteofGenderandDevelopmentStudies,UWI

• SistertoErrolBarrow,formerPrimeMinisterofBarbados;RuthNitaBarrowwasbornonNovember15,1916inSt.LucyBarbados.ShepassedawayonDecember19,1995.

• DameBarrowwasanursebyprofession.Atthetimeshebecameone,thiswasnotaprofessionthatmanywomensought.

• Herchoicetobecomeanursewasduetothevaluesthatshesawinherfamilyofhumanitarianism,andcommitmenttodevelopmentandpublicservice.

• Shefirststartedoutasanursepractitioner,butwithherleadershipandprofessionalism,sheclimbedupthenursingfieldladderandbecametopintheregion.In1954,shebecametheMatronofWestIndianheritageattheUniversityCollegeHospitalinJamaica.

• Withherpassionandhumanitarianvalues,sheusedherpositionstocampaignfortheimprovedstatusofallpeople,butespeciallywomen.

• NitaheldmanypositionsofinfluencewithintheCaribbeanandinternationally.Thesepositionsmadeitpossibleforhertopromoteadulteducationandfightagainstinjustice.

• AstheWorldPresidentoftheYWCA,thePresidentoftheInternationalCouncilofAdultEducation(ICAE),andUNDirectoroftheGlobalForumforWomen;shewasabletospeakontheinternationalstageaboutthe“RighttoLearn”.AdeclarationspeechshemadeataUNESCOadulteducationevent.

• Thiswarriornurse,wastheonlywomanmemberontheteamoftheCommonwealthGroupofEminentPersonswhoweresenttoSouthAfricatodiscussthereleaseofNelsonMandelafromprison.

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Otherpositionssheheld:

• NursingAdviserfortheCaribbeanAreatothePanAmericanHealthOrganization(PAHO)-5years;

• healthconsultanttotheWorldHealthOrganization(WHO)-15years

• FirstPrincipalNursingOfficerofJamaica-1956

Dr.TereraiTrent

KnownasasOprahWinfrey’s“All-TimeFavoriteGuest,”Tereraiisascholar,humanitarian,motivationalspeaker,educator,author,andfounderofTereraiTrentInternational;anorganizationwhichaimsto“provideuniversalaccesstoqualityeducation”.Shehaswrittenthreebooks,hernewestonecalledTheAwakenedWoman–Remembering&ReignitingOurSacredDreamsmotivatespeopletofightfornotonlytheirdream,butforthoseofothersaswell.

Therearemanyvideosaboutthisremarkablewarriorforeducation.Ifyouhavesometimelookintosomeofthesevideos.Hereisalinktooneofourfavouriteonesifyouareinterested.(questionswillNOTcomefromhere):https://youtu.be/wzZDiLVVeDE

• Dr.Trentalwayshadthedreamoflearningandgettinganeducation.

• GrowingupinruralZimbabweduringatimewhenthetraditionalandculturalroleofawomenmeantnoschooling,Teraraitaughtherselfhowtoreadandwritefromherbrother’sschoolbooks.

• Althoughshewasmarriedyoungattheageof11,beatbyherhusbandandhadthreechildrenbeforetheageof18,shedidnotletthisstopherfromstillbeingdeterminedtobeeducated.

• Afterbeingtold:“Ifyoubelieveinyourdreams,theyareachievable”,byJoLuck,presidentandCEOofHeiferInternational,shewrotedownherdreamsandgoalsofstudyinginAmericaonapieceofpaperandburieditinatincan.

• Herbeliefinherdreamsandrighttoeducation,determinationandhardworkeventuallyledtoherworkingforHeiferasacommunityorganizer.Withthemoneyshemade,shetooksomecoursesandsavedtherest.

• TereraiwasacceptedintoOklahomaStateUniversityin1998.WiththesupportHeifer,hermotherandothermembersofthecommunity,shewasabletotakeherwholefamilyincludingherhusbandtoAmericatostartlivingoutherdreams.

• InAmerica,sheandherfamilyfacedmanydifficultiesandwerelivinginarun-downhomewithnoorverylittlefood.Tereraihadtojuggleschoolandtakingcareofherfamily.Shecameclosetoquitting,butshedidnotsothatshecouldbearolemodelforotherAfricanwomenlikeher.

• Despiteallthehardship,shefoughtforherdreams

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Whatdidyoulearn?

1. ThiswarriorwasthesistertoaformerPrimeMinister._____________________________2. Thiswarrioristheyoungestofthefouryouhavelearnedabouthere._____________________________3. ThiswarriorwasbornintheAfricancountryofZimbabwe.__________________________________

andobtainedaBachelorsinAgriculturalEducationandMaster’sdegreefromOklahomaState;andthenwentontoachieveaPhDfromWesternMichiganUniversity.

• AfterachievingherlastgoalofthePhD,Dr.Trentcontinuedwithherfightandworkedtogivebacktothevillagethatkeptherdreamssafelyburiedinatincan.

• Shealsoactivelygivesbackthroughherorganizationwhichcontinuestoworktowardsqualityeducation.

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WOMENINSPORTS&ENTERTAINMENTDoyouknowofanywomenpioneers?Thewomenyouwilllearnabouthere,werepioneersinthefieldsofsportsandentertainment.Apioneerisapersonwhowasthefirsttodosomethingorledthewayandmadeiteasierforotherstofollowintheirfootsteps.

AvaMarieDuVernay

• AvawasbornonAugust24,1972inCalifornia,USA.• Sheworksinthemovieindustryasadirector,producer,

awriterandfilmdistributor.• In2012,shebecamethefirstAfrican-Americanwoman

toreceiveaBestDirectorprizeattheSundanceFilmFestivalforherfilmMiddleofNowhere(2012).

• ShedirectedthemovieSelma(2014)andwasnominatedforaGoldenGlobeAward.ShewasthefirstblackfemaledirectortobenominatedforaGoldenGlobe.

• Shehaswon51awards,includinganEmmy,aBAFTAandaPeabody.

• Oneofherrecentroles,isdirectingtheDisneymovieAWrinkleinTime(2018).Withthis,shebecamethehighestgrossingblackwomanfilmmakerinAmericancinemahistory.

NaomiOsaska • NaomiisaJapanesetennisplayerwhoiscurrentlyranked5thaccordingtotheWorldTennisAssociation(WTA).

• ShewasbornonOctober16,1997inOsaka,JapantoaHaitianfatherandaJapanesemother.

• Atthe2018USAopen,OsakabecamethefirstJapanesetennisplayertowinaGrandSlamsingleschampionship.

• HerfamilymovedfromJapantotheUnitedStateswhenshewasthreeyearsoldtobeclosertoherfather’sfamily.

• ShehasanAmericanandaJapanesepassport,butchoosestoplayforJapan.

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FatmaSambaDioufSamoura • FatmawasbornonSeptember9,1962inSenegal.• ShehasworkedwiththeUnitedNations(UN)since1995

invarioushumanitariananddevelopmentprogrammes.Here,shedevelopedexceptionalprogrammeandoperationsmanagementskills.

• HercareerwiththeUNlastedforover21yearsandsheworkedinmanycountriesinAfrica,LatinAmerica,EuropeandAsia.

• SheisthefirstfemalesecretarygeneralofTheFédérationInternationaledeFootball(FIFA).ShehasbeeninthispositionsinceMay2016.Althoughshehadnoprevioussportsexperience,shewashiredbyFIFAbecauseofherphenomenaloperationsandprogrammemanagementskills.

• Asthesecretarygeneral,sheisresponsibleforcarryingoutthedecisionmadebythecouncilandthefinancesoftheorganization.ShealsoleadsintheorganizationoftheWorldCupandothertournaments;andhandlesinternationalrelations.

• DespitefacingsomedifficultyastheonlywomaninFIFAtoholdsuchahighposition,Samoura,continuestoworkhardandexcelatherduties.

• Shehopestocontinueherhumanitarianworkeveninthesportingindustryandtochangetheworldthroughfootball.

• ShehasalreadymadeadifferencebyspeakingouttoimprovetheconditionsofmigrantworkersinQatarwhoarebuildingstadiumsforthenextWorldCupin2022.

WhatdidIlearnaboutthesepioneerwomen?Circletheonethatisnottrueineachoftheboxesbelow:

NaomiOsakawasborninHaiti.NaomiOsakaisaJapaneseTennisplayerNaomiOsakahasaHaitianfather.

AvaDuVernayisanAfrican-Americandirector.

DuVernayhaswonanEmmyaward.

AvaDuVernaywasborninNewYorkCity.

FatmaSamourawasbornintheyear1962.

Ms.SamouraworkedwiththeUnitedNationsforover2decades.

FatmaisthethirdwomantobesecretarygeneralofFIFA.

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CANADIANA“BlackGirlMagicintheTrue,NorthStrongandFree”Sofar,wehavelearnedaboutmanyinspirationalblackwomenfromaroundtheworld.InthissectionwewilllearnaboutablackCanadianwomenwhohasbeeninspiredmanythroughhercareerandvolunteerwork.ShehassomethingincommonwithbothDameNitaandwithNaomiOsaka,whowelearnedaboutabove.

Afterreadingaboutthisexemplarywoman,seeifyoucanidentifywhatthecommonalitiesare.

MyrthaLapierre

HerEducation

BorninHaiti,Ms.LapierremovedtoOttawa,Canadain1956forpost-secondarystudiesattheUniversityofOttawa.There,sheobtainedthefollowingdegrees:

1. AdegreeinNursingin19592. ABachelor’sdegreeinNursingin19613. AMaster’sdegreeinEducationin1975.

ShewasthefirstblackFrancophonenurseintheprovince.Shetaughtnursingfor45yearsinhospitalsandcolleges.Inthelast9ofher45yearteachingcareer,shetaughtbasichealthcaretonewimmigrants.Myrthaalsoacquiredcertificatesininterculturalcommunication,conflictmanagementandgerontology(humanresourcesmanagement).

HerVolunteerismMyrtha’svolunteerismwasalittlelongerthanhercareer.For49years,sheworkedasavolunteerandwasresponsibleforsupporting1,000femaleimmigrantnursingstudentswhowantedtosurviveandexcelinOttawa’shealthandeducationsystems.Asanurseandateacher,shehadgreatexperiencethatallowedhertoempowerthesewomen.Throughhervolunteerwork,shewasabletoapplyhercertificationininterculturalcommunication.AnotherofhervolunteerismachievementsishelpingCanadian-bornnursingstaffdevelopabetterattitudetowardsAfro-CaribbeanpatientswhohadsicklecellanaemiaorHIV/AIDS.

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ShealsoworkedwithcommitteesthatcollectedhealthmaterialsandshippedthemtoherbirthcountryofHaiti.Inherretirement,shestarted2scholarshipsattheUniversityofOttawa.OnewasforHaitianstudentnursestocompletetheirbaccalaureateinnursingscience;makingitpossibleforthemtowriteexamstobeabletopracticenursinginCanada.ThesecondwastohelpHaitianprofessionals(doctors,engineersetc.)getacertificateineducationsothatcouldqualifytogetalicensetoworkinOntario.HerAchievements,honoursandawardsLapierrehasbeenexceptionalinhersupporttohercommunityandbeyond.Shehasreceivedgreatrecognitionforthisasisseeninthelistofachievementsbelow.

• ThroughMunicipalorder,inOctober2008,October25thwasdeclared“MrythaLapierreDay”inhonourofherphilanthropicwork.

• In2006,shereceivedtheYWCA“WomanofDistinction”award.

• Inboth2000and2004,shewasfeaturedinthebookWho’sWhoinBlackCanada.

• AppointedtotheOrderofOntarioinrecognitionofhercommunityleadership.

Haveyoubeenabletofindthecommonalities?

• MyrthaandNaomihaveHaitiincommon.ItisthecountrythatgivesthemtheirheritageevenifNaomiwasnotbornthere.

• DameBarrowsandMyrthaarebothnursesandtheybothfeelstronglyabouteducation.

HAITI

• ItisacountryintheCaribbean.

ItisborderedbytheDominicanRepublictotheeast,theAtlanticOceantothenorthandtheCaribbeanSeatothesouth

• HaitiisthefirstCaribbeanstatetogainindependence.

• Itisalsotheworld’sfirstrepublicthatwasledbyablackleader.In1804,rebelslavedefeatedFrenchtroopsandHaitiwasdeclaredanindependentblackrepublicbyGeneralJeanJacquesDessalines.

• ItscapitalcityisPort-au-Prince.• Ithasapopulationof10.2

millionpeople.• Themainlanguagesspokenare

CreoleandFrench.

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