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# Esi Sutherland-Addy

Esi Reiter Sutherland is a Ghanaian academic, writer, educationalist, and human rights activist. She is a professor at the Institute of African Studies, where she has been senior research fellow, head of the Language, Literature, and Drama Section, and associate director of the African Humanities Institute Program at the University of Ghana.

## Quotes

* records of the military standard have not been completely told in light of the fact that individuals were occupied with working without archiving.
* You will have a way which you would need to design the thing, you get to a climax and you need to stay up there and let people go home with that feeling of patriotism and so on.
** In an interview with joyNews.
* Into us a child is born.
* Thank you for meeting with me today so that we can discuss the development of literary broadcasting in Ghana and your experiences of it. I am glad that you asked for us to meet here, in the home of my mother Efua Sutherland, as it was home, of course, not only for me but also for you. So we should be able to look at the trajectory of our lives since we were young around this place and how literature has shaped our lives in so many different ways. Welcome.
* Suddenly in 1951 I started…creative writing seriously.
* I suddenly saw …[w]e needed a programme to develop playwriting and…that led to… the Ghana Experimental Theatre.
* The Drama Studio came as a sudden answer to a problem I had been having, starting the theatre programme.
* Everyone’s talent should be exercised for the good of the whole of society, because [w]hat we cannot buy is the spirit of originality and endeavour which makes a people dynamic and creative.
* I shared Nkrumah’s belief in and vision for the integration of different ethnic groups on the continent, I stated in my play Foriwa (1967) through the character Labaran, “Who is a stranger anywhere in these times in whose veins the blood of this land flows?”
* I want to be able to look up as I walk and see dignity in the place of my birth. All of us should want that.
# Marian Ewurama Addy

Marian Ewurama Addy (née Cole; 7 February 1942 – 14 January 2014) was a Ghanaian biochemist and the first Host of the National Science and Maths Quiz.

## Quotes

* We have left undone those things which we ought to have done, and we have done those things which we ought not to have done.
** Kwadwo Osseo-Asare, "If you educate a girl, Part II", AqueouSolutions, June 28, 2009.
* Education is a war against ignorance. Quality science education is not cheap. If we are serious about science education, we should declare war on ignorance and provide the necessary resources to fight it.
** Kwadwo Osseo-Asare, "If you educate a girl, Part II", AqueouSolutions, June 28, 2009.
* When in 1993/94, during the planning of a televised quiz programme on science, I was asked to be the Quiz Mistress, I could not say No.
** Daniel Odame Omenako Junior, "What You Should Know About National Science And Maths Quiz", Peacefmonline, 29 June 2017 .

## Quotes about Addy

* Prof Addy was a strong advocate of women in science and a champion of the development of plant medicine who helped place the University of Ghana on the map of world scholarship.
** Prof Alexander Nyarko as quoted in
* (Students) take courses in science subjects……The practical component of the program may be dismissed in one phrase: subject to availability of funds…..The fact that finance is the main problem with respect to capacity building in the sciences is acknowledged…Yet, there has been no special initiative to find solutions to the problem. When it comes to science, we in Ghana want to go to heaven but we do not want to die.
# Ivan Prenđa

Ivan Prenđa (31 December 1939 – 25 January 2010) was a Croatian prelate of the Catholic Church who served as the archbishop of the Archdiocese of Zadar.

## Quotes

* As things develop, conclusions will be reached concerning the best forms of encounter, communication and mutual activity. For us in the ecclesial area, ecumenicism is a task that we experience as the mission of the Church. The Church wants us to work on drawing closer to each other and mutual contacts.
** Catholic Archbishop Prenđa, Serbian Orthodox Bishop Fotije and Representatives of the Serbian National Minority Meet in Zadar (28 June 2016) Catholic Information Agency
# Hastings Ismay

Hastings Lionel "Pug" Ismay (21 June 1887 – 17 December 1965) was a British soldier and diplomat, remembered primarily for his role as Winston Churchill's chief military assistant during the Second World War and his service as the first Secretary General of NATO from 1952 to 1957. He also helped oversee the partition of India as Lord Mountbatten of Burma's chief of staff.

## Sourced

* On the Festival of Britain, "We are consciously and deliberately determined to make history."
** "Scope of 1951 Festival". The Times: p. 3a. 9 June 1949.
* On NATO "I am convinced that the present solution is only a partial one, aimed at guarding the heart. It must grow until the whole free world gets under one umbrella."
** As Secretary General of NATO (1952 - 1957). See Smith, Robert. The NATO International Staff/Secretariat, 1952-1957. London: Oxford University Press, 1967, p. 65

## Attributed

* On the purpose of NATO: “to keep the Russians out, the Americans in, and the Germans down.”
** In 1949, prior to serving as Secretary General of NATO (1952–1957).
** See David Reynolds ed., “Introduction,” in The Origins of the Cold War in Europe: International Perspectives (Yale University, 1994), p. 13, citing Peter Hennessy, Whitehall (London, 1989), p. 412.

## About

* "Churchill owed more, and admitted that he owed more [to Ismay] than to anybody else, military or civilian, in the whole of the war."
** Colville, John. Winston Churchill and His Inner Circle. New York: Wyndham Books, 1981. p. 161
# Atalanta Kërçyku

Atalanta Kërçyku (born June 27) is an Albanian TV host and beauty pageant titleholder known for representing Albania in Miss World 2019, as well as hosting, writing, and starring in several Albanian television programs.

## Quotes

* I was quite impressed that the Albania that the English knew was not the one that is often reflected in the media, with a history of crime. They knew the small country in the Balkans with a wonderful climate and hospitable people. You couldn't help but feel proud when you heard this about your country.
** "Atalanta Kërçyku returns from "Miss World": The Albania the English knew was not the one of crime", BalkanWeb (18 January 2020)
* In that country, Atalanta was not there, they called it Albania. There were 120 of us girls and our names took a back seat because we were called by the country we represented. A great burden! But also pride.
** "Atalanta Kërçyku returns from "Miss World": The Albania the English knew was not the one of crime", BalkanWeb (18 January 2020)
# Farida Fassi

Farida Fassi FAAS (Arabic: فريدة الفاسي) is a Moroccan professor of physics at Mohammed V University in Rabat. She is the co-founder of the African Strategy for Fundamental Applied Physics and a member of African Academy of Sciences.

## Quotes

* You are smart enough and capable enough to join any field in STEM, and you are equally as deserving to be in these fields as anybody else. Follow your curiosities and believe in yourself.
* The promise approach to achieve gender balance in sciences is to show young people the full range of scientific professions while they’re still at school. Fostering and supporting girls to consider scientific careers may help them to choose to study science disciplines.
* Having women in positions of responsibility in scientific institutions is useful to show the younger generation that a brilliant career in science is possible for women.
* It is essential to ensure that everyone has the same opportunities, regardless of gender, ethnicity or culture. This is the true meaning of equality, and having an open and welcoming environment is critical to support diversity
* I have learned how to appreciate science that provides us a way of thinking and knowing the world better. I have always been fascinated by knowledge, because it can give power to human beings to know how to explore nature and harness energy, understand our environment and use them for our benefits.
* We have to mitigate the shortage of women in science via promoting and encouraging careers in science. The benefits of gender balance are not just for women and girls, but to ensure the coherence of the human beings as a cornerstone of society.
* I have a true passion for science and a real need to understand the building blocks of the universe, from its early stages to its current state and future evolution.
# Edem Mahu

Edem Mahu is a Ghanaian marine scientist who is a senior lecturer at the University of Ghana. Her research considers ocean health, oyster fisheries and climate change. She was awarded the 2022 American Geophysical Union Africa Award for Research Excellence in Ocean Sciences.

## Quotes

* To become a successful marine scientist in Africa, you must be prepared to work harder than you would in other fields. Make no room for naysayers! Look beyond boundaries, oceanography is a global science! You may not be recognized or even relevant to people at the onset of your career in your country, but your work may attract international attention.
* International recognition will lead to national recognition. Giving up due to a lack of capacity and infrastructure should not be in your books. Study your system to understand the barriers to progress and work hard to develop skills that can help you break those barriers and achieve success.
* I have always loved nature, especially the marine world! However, I come from a region where marine science was not recognized as a career promising field. Therefore, to me, that passion for water could become a lifelong hobby while I pursue an academic programme that guarantees a job.
* My long-term goal is to build resilience in oyster fisheries in the sub-region to enhance the livelihoods of artisanal communities while enhancing other ecological benefits such as water quality and biodiversity.
* I promised myself to excel in my field and demonstrate to the several young students I teach and mentor that aside medicine, there are several STEM fields such as oceanography that are promising in Africa if one looks beyond boundaries
# Caroline Langat Thoruwa

Caroline Langat Thoruwa is a Kenyan chemist. She is a professor of chemistry at Kenyatta University, and the director of its Nairobi City satellite campus.Langat Thoruwa is also the chairperson of African Women in Science and Engineering,a member of the board of the International Network Women Engineers & Scientists, and a member of the technical committee of ACTIL Knowledge Hub.

## Quotes

* Their economic growth is hence blocked by the energy crisis. Due to their heavy dependence on biomass – mainly firewood, crop residues, and animal dung – they deprive the soil of essential nutrients and pose a threat to the agricultural lands due to deforestation and the resulting soil erosion.
* The problem of rural energy, therefore places the provision of food and other basic needs at risk. A technology which extracts a more useful and convenient form of fuel from biomass without destroying its fertilizer value than the traditional conversion method of direct combustion is highly desirable
* Anaerobic digestion of agricultural residues generates biogas which can be used directly for lighting, cooking, electricity generation, or to power an IC engine for water pumping or milling. The remaining sludge forms a good fertilizer.
# Hasnaa Chennaoui

w:Hasnaa Chennaoui Hasnaa Chennaoui Aoudjehane is a Moroccan scientist born in 1964 in Casablanca, Morocco. She is a Moroccan scientist specializing in meteorites, planetary sciences and geochemistry.
Quotes

## External Links

* ↑ https://www.science.org/content/article/magnets-wipe-memories-meteorites-erasing-billion-year-old-data
# Nasra Agil

w:Nasra Agil is a Somali-Canadian civil engineer and entrepreneur. She has been involved in a variety of community service programmes and initiative, and was awarded The Duke of Edinburgh's International Award - Canada.
Quotes
* While this can be a very challenging position, I had the advantage of being a young, female, engineer of colour, presenting cutting edge proposals for mega development projects.
* Being strategically located at the centre of the world, Dubai lies at the crossroads of surrounding regions and offers a short and convenient flight distance to destinations lying within close proximity such as India, rest of Asia, Europe and Africa.
* One year experience in Dubai’s real estate development sector or any other booming industry is equivalent to ten years experience elsewhere.
* China’s entry into the African markets is significant and the world has taken notice. It has offered the continent a new type of trade relationship that is mutually beneficial. For example, China’s investment in Africa includes the development of infrastructure such as the construction of roads, highways, seaports, dams, power plants etc which helps stimulate regional economies. But it equally raises key questions in terms of gaining a direct foothold in exploiting Africa’s resources.

## External Links

* ↑ https://www.hiiraan.com/news2/2011/july/nasra_agil_a_canadian_civil_engineer_rises_to_next_level.aspx
* ↑ https://www.hiiraan.com/news2/2011/july/nasra_agil_a_canadian_civil_engineer_rises_to_next_level.aspx
* ↑ https://www.hiiraan.com/news2/2011/july/nasra_agil_a_canadian_civil_engineer_rises_to_next_level.aspx M
* ↑ https://www.hiiraan.com/news2/2011/july/nasra_agil_a_canadian_civil_engineer_rises_to_next_level.aspx
# Vicentia Boco

Vicentia Boco (born 22 January 1949) is a Beninese radiologist, professor, politician, and women's rights activist. A trained doctor who served as professor of medical imaging at the University of Abomey-Calavi and head of radiology at the Centre National Hospitalier Universitaire in Cotonou until her retirement in 2014, politically she was the Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research between 2007 and 2008 and president of the Institut national pour la promotion de la femme (INPF) between 2009 and 2021.

## Quotes

* Our brothers who are legislators are not ready at all to give us the smallest jump seat.[
** https://www.mewc.org/index.php/tools/political-participation-a-election-monitroing/2019-elections-monitoring/11155-benin-parliamentary-elections-2019]
* ...by hosting the regional course, the University of Abomey-Calavi hopes to gain renewed influence in the sub-region.
# Mary Ashun

w:Mary Ashun (born 1968) is a Ghanaian-Canadian educator, author and researcher; she is principal of Ghana International School in Accra, Ghana.
Quotes
* You do not have to respond to a tiny annoying mosquito with a large hammer. You know what will happen? You will miss and hurt yourself.
# Yaba Badoe

Yaba Badoe (born 1954)[1] is a Ghanaian-British documentary filmmaker, journalist and author. Yaba Badoe was born in 1954 in Tamale, northern Ghana. She left Ghana to be educated in Britain at a very young age. A graduate of King's College, Cambridge, Badoe worked as a civil servant at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Ghana,before beginning her career in journalism as a trainee at the BBC. She also was a researcher at the Institute of African Studies at the University of Ghana. She has taught in Spain and Jamaica and has worked as a producer and director making documentaries for the main television channels in Britain.
Quotes
* Mister, I’m not for sale,’ I say. ‘Never was, never have been, never will be.’ ‘Everyone has a price, young lady.’ ‘What’s yours?’ I reply.
* Outnumbered and outmanoeuvred by fools! So be it. On one condition – the minute your eggs start to unscramble, the three of you are going to say loud and clear, under my direction: ‘Cobra told us not to do this, but did we listen? Hell no!ʼ

## External Links

* ↑ https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/2892443.Yaba_Badoe
* ↑ https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/2892443.Yaba_Badoe
# Fadwa Taha

Fadwa Abd al-Rahman Ali Taha (Arabic: فدوى عبد الرحمن علي طه; born 23 October 1955 in Arbaji, Gezira State, Sudan) is a Professor at the Department of History, University of Khartoum.

## Quotes

* I announce a valid and reasoned resignation from the position of Director of the University of Khartoum.
* In refusal and protest against the political agreement signed today between Abdel-Fattah Al-Burhan and Abdullah Hamdok.
* Loyalty to the lives of 40 martyrs who rose since the military coup on 25 October 2021 against the document and constitutional legitimacy and the accompanying arrest of the Prime Minister, Abdullah Hamdouk, and a number of members of his government and the dissolution of the government delegated to run the country’s affairs.
# Emma Dabiri

w:Emma Dabiri (born 25 March 1979) is an Irish writer and broadcaster. Her debut book, Don't Touch My Hair, was published in 2019. Her 2021 book, What White People Can Do Next: From Allyship to Coalition, became an international bestseller. She was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in 2023.
Quotes
* As the rich get richer, the rest of us will be left in increasingly precarious situations.
* Speaking about pain is not the same as dismantling the power structures that create that pain.
* In our desire to see our own beauty acknowledged, we forget that the beauty regime is an oppressive construct designed to keep women in a state of heightened insecurity.
* I remain curious as to what exactly it is that we are expected to be doing with our time? What is more profound or simply enjoyable than this type of activity? What is life for, if not physical intimacy and communion with our bredrin? If, at the end of the exchange, we look better than we did before, issa win.

## External Links

* ↑ https://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/62493890-dont-touch-my-hair
* ↑ https://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/62493890-dont-touch-my-hair
* ↑ https://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/62493890-dont-touch-my-hair
# Sevinc Vaqifqızı

Sevinj Vagifgizi (July 5, 1989–current)
Sevinj Vagifgizi or Sevinj Vagif gizi Abbasova (Azerbaijani: Sevinc Vaqif qızı Abbasova; born 5 July 1989) is an Azerbaijani reporter, journalist and political prisoner. She has worked in independent mass media for more than 15 years. In 2022, she became the editor-in-chief of the independent media platform Abzas Media.

## Quotes

* "Mən qəfəsə girməyəcəyəm, ora mənim haqqım deyil. Sizlər ancaq məni sürüyərək, zor tətbiq edərək ora sala bilərsiniz. Mən haqqın və həqiqətin yanında olmağımdan dolayı buradayam, fəaliyyətimlə fəxr edirəm."
** Translation: "I will not enter the cage because it is not my rightful place. You can only put me there by using force and dragging me. I am here because I stand for truth and justice, and I am proud of my actions."

### Specific novel/play/work (date published or created)

* https://youtube.com/@abzasmedia?feature=shared

## External links

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# Fayneese Miller

Fayneese Miller academic administrator who served as the 20th president of Hamline University from July 2015 through mid 2024. Miller was previously a professor and dean of the college of education and social services at the University of Vermont. She was a professor of education at Brown University from 1985 to 2000.

## Quotes

* "Respect for the observant Muslim students in that classroom should have superseded academic freedom."
* "Hamline University is dedicated to intellectual inquiry in its full depth, breadth, abundance, and diversity. It is committed to academic freedom and celebrates free expression for everyone."
* "As the first Black president of Hamline University, I have spent my tenure away from my family, facing challenges that come with the role."
* "Do all the good you can."
* Authority control: WorldCat search
# Javaune Adams-Gaston

Dr. Javaune Adams-Gaston is the seventh President of Norfolk State University. She began her tenure on June 24, 2019. As President, she is committed to ensuring that Norfolk State University fulfills its mission as an HBCU for the modern world, a university grounded by its heritage, focused on the future, and deeply committed to student success. Her vision is student success, opportunity, access, affordability, growth, and sustainability. A strong advocate for collaboration and developing strategic partnerships with local, regional, state, national, and international stakeholders, Dr. Adams-Gaston is committed to cultivating strong connections with alumni and the community.

## Quotes

These quotes reflect Dr. Adams-Gaston's dedication to leadership, community engagement, diversity, student success, and innovation in higher education.
* "We are committed to providing an excellent educational experience that prepares our students to be globally competitive and civically engaged."
* "Our strength lies in our ability to come together as a community to support and uplift one another."
* "Embracing diversity and fostering an inclusive environment are essential to the success and growth of our university."
* Our primary goal is to ensure that every student who walks through our doors has the opportunity to succeed and make a meaningful impact in the world."
* "We must be forward-thinking and innovative in our approach to education, preparing our students for the challenges and opportunities of the future."
* Authority control: WorldCat search
# Grâce d'Almeida

Grâce d'Almeida Adamon (March 21, 1951, in Dakar, Senegal - 2005) was a prominent Beninese lawyer, feminist, and human rights advocate. After beginning her law practice in Paris in 1977, she returned to Cotonou the following year. She also served as a law professor at the National University of Benin, where she was well-known for her strong advocacy for women's rights.

## Quotes

* in taking the initiative for making the judicial guide available to women, the Association of Women Lawyers aimed to equip women in Benin with essential legal procedures, grounded in the nation’s legal framework, to help them improve their lives through lawful means.
* Beninese women generally don't encounter outright opposition from men, yet achieving equality remains challenging in a male-dominated political landscape. A family code that would grant women inheritance and property rights, the option for monogamous marriage, and raise the minimum legal marriage age from 12 to 14 has yet to be passed by the National Assembly. Additionally, many women are actively opposing the African tradition of female circumcision.

## External Links

* Fondation Grâce d'Almeida
# Katie Cannon

w:Katie Cannon(January 3, 1950 – August 8, 2018) was an American Christian theologian and ethicist associated with womanist theology and black theology.In 1974 she became the first African-American woman ordained in the United Presbyterian Church (USA).
Quotes
* Even when they call your truth a lie, tell it anyway! Tell it anyway!
* It's so easy to get caught up in something that doesn't really honor our highest good, our true self, our being in the presence of the divine.
* Our bodies are the texts that carry the memories and therefore remembering is no less than reincarnation.
* Every Black teacher I had told me, “I’m going to give you the best that I have; and I want you to be better.” It is from that perspective that I approach nurturing and mentoring my students. […] Though much of my life has been formed in that academic world, my sense of mentoring was not deformed by it. Nurturing is my ministry. And I have to do it in a way that offers to every student an experience of school as sanctuary.

## External Links

* ↑ https://pres-outlook.org/2018/08/even-when-they-call-your-truth-a-lie-tell-it-anyway-remembering-katie-cannon/
* ↑ https://feminismandreligion.com/2018/08/19/do-the-work-your-soul-must-have-in-remembrance-of-rev-dr-katie-geneva-cannon-by-elise-m-edwards/
* ↑ https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/11572469-our-bodies-are-the-texts-that-carry-the-memories-and
* ↑ https://www.fsrinc.org/web-articles/in-memory-of-cannon/