Rebecca Mulira

Rebecca Allen Namugenze Mukasa, also known as Rebecca Mulira, was a Ugandan women's rights advocate and social activist.

Biography

Mulira was born in Mengo Hospital, Kampala, Uganda.[1] She is known for her contributions to the Buganda Kingdom.[2] She died in a car crash in 2001.[3]

Honours

She was honoured as one of the female icons of the African anti-colonial struggle.[4] She was hailed by the Kabaka for being a figure in women's emancipation.[5]

References

  1. ^ earle, jonathon l (2012), Akyeampong, Emmanuel K.; Gates, Henry Louis (eds.), "Mulira, Rebecca", Dictionary of African Biography, Oxford University Press, doi:10.1093/acref/9780195382075.001.0001, ISBN 978-0-19-538207-5, retrieved 2020-04-15
  2. ^ "Finding AidEridadi M.K. Mulira Papers: Cambridge Centre of African Studies" (PDF). Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Let's remember Rebecca Mulira". www.newvision.co.ug. 2001-12-30. Retrieved 2020-04-15.
  4. ^ "Honouring Women in Africa". Business Insider. 29 January 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  5. ^ "Kabaka Hails Rebecca Mulira". allafrica. Retrieved 15 April 2020.


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