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AFROQUIZ2019-CELEBRATINGWOMENOFAFRICANDESCENT/CELEBRATINGBLACKWOMEN
10-12AGEGROUP
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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