Author: Aisha Kabiru Mohammed
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From Slave to Modiste, Elizabeth Keckley Hobbs
Elizabeth Keckley, also known as Elizabeth Keckly, was an American dressmaker, author, and philanthropist who bought her and her son’s freedom from slavery and later served as Mary Todd Lincoln’s modiste.
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Meet Zakiyya Abubakar, a self-taught Landscape artist
Zakiyya Abubakar is a self-taught Landscape artist whose primary medium is acrylic on canvas. She began painting during the lockdown. She started selling her paintings when a relative saw some of them and commissioned her to paint 30 pieces for him.
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Nigerian Media Mogul, Mo Abudu
In 2021, Forbes Magazine listed Abudu as one of the “World’s 100 Most Powerful Women,” calling her “Africa’s Most Successful Woman.”
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African-American Sculptor Augusta Savage
Augusta Savage is an African- American Sculptor. The daughter of Methodist minister Edward Fells and Cornelia Murphy, Augusta Christine Fells was born on February 29, 1892, in Green Cove Springs, Florida (near Jacksonville).
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Hajiya Gambo Sawaba; the Most Imprisoned Politician in Nigeria
She also advocated for equal access to jobs, education, and voting rights for women. Her story inspires many other women and me from Northern Nigeria. Her determination and ability to dare to dream.
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American Activist Rosa Parks
She has received recognition from the US Congress as “the mother of the freedom movement” and “the first lady of civil rights.”
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All these women want for 2023 is peace
For Christian women living in Northern Nigeria, a peaceful Arewa for Christian women tops the list; where they do not have to tiptoe around for their well-being.
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All these women want for 2023 is peace
For Christian women living in Northern Nigeria, a peaceful Arewa for Christian women tops the list; where they do not have to tiptoe around for their well-being.
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In fusing two cultures, El Padrino’s Uzoamaka Umeh created the first-ever Naija-Mexican fusion restaurant
Uzoamaka Umeh started the first-ever Naija-Mexican fusion restaurant, El-Padrino, famous for its Taco Tuesdays. She talks to Document Women about working as a restauranteur, her favourite foods to make, and the future of El Padrino.
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The Bronze Blonde Bombshell, Joyce Bryant
She was also known as “The Bronze Blond Bombshell,” “The Black Marilyn Monroe,” “The Belter,” and “The Voice You’ll Always Remember.”